Getting started on a Web pageis sometimes the hardest part of a task. The fastest and best way to get your Web page underway is to use the following standard XHTML template:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html lang="EN" dir="ltr" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/xml; charset=utf-8" />
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

Web Design & Development Glossary
AJAX
asynchronous JavaScript and XML. A technique used in web page development.

Web Design & Development Glossary
API
application programming interface. A set of rules programs use to communicate with each other.

Web Design & Development Glossary
color stop
A special element that indicates a color to be added to a gradient.

Web Design & Development Glossary
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A network protocol useful for transferring files in a client-server relationship.

Web Design & Development Glossary
HTML
HyperText Markup Language. The predominant language for building web pages.

Web Design & Development Glossary
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol. The primary networking language for the Internet.

Web Design & Development Glossary
PHP
PHP Hypertext Processor. A scripting language that works well within HTML.

Web Design & Development Glossary
socket
A technology that allows remote computers to maintain a persistent connection in order to communicate with each other.

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sprite
An graphic object on a web page that will be manipulated in real time.

Web Design & Development Glossary
SQL
Structured Query Language. A programming language useful in managing relational databases.

Web Design & Development Glossary
stateless protocol
An Internet procedure that completely breaks the connection between the client and the server after a transaction, meaning that the next transaction will require an entirely new connection.

Web Design & Development Glossary
Telnet
A network protocol useful in interactive, text-oriented communications.

Web Design & Development Glossary
W3C
World Wide Web Consortium. The organization that sets international standards for the World Wide Web.