Web Design terms II
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 typography | art and technique of arranging type in order to make language visible using typefaces, point size, line length, leading, tracking, kerning. |
| illustrator | a narrative artist who provides a visual representation that corresponds with related text |
| web design | the process of planning and creating a website using text, images, digital media and interactive elements |
| interface design | a method for two (or more) modules in a system to connect and communicate using hardware, software or the interface between a user and a machine |
| html | hyper text markup language, a code used in web design |
| xhtml | a family of XML markup languages that mirror or extend versions of the widely-used html |
| css | cascading style sheet language used for describing the look and formatting of a document written in a markup language |
| WORA | "write once, run anywhere" means code that runs on one platform does not need to be recompiled to run on another |
| graphic design | number of artistic and professional disciplines that focus on visual communication and presentation |
| UI design | User interface design or user interface engineering |
| UX design | creation of the architecture and interaction models that affect user experience of a device or system. |
| cloud computing | delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility |
| SEO | search engine optimization-process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines |
| branding | a name, logo, slogan, and/or design scheme associated with a product or service |
| data farm | a collection of computer servers usually maintained by an enterprise (Google) to accomplish server needs far beyond the capability of one machine. Also known as Server farm |
| data visualization | to communicate information clearly and effectively through graphical means |
| webforms | allows a user to enter data that is sent to a server for processing using checkboxes, radio buttons, text area boxes, and submit buttons usually emailed |
| hyperlinks | a reference to data, additional information, or websites that the reader can directly connect to on a webpage |
| intranet | computer network that uses Internet Protocol technology to securely share any part of an organization's information or network operating system within that organization |
| internet | global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) |
| leading | distance between the baselines of successive lines of type |
| tracking | uniformly increasing or decreasing the space between all letters in a block of text |
| kerning | process of adjusting the spacing between characters in a proportional font |
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