Let’s Talk Web Development – Part 2

Part 2 to our cheat sheet of commonly used terms in web design / web development! Here are ten more terms to get to know as you create your website.

(Do you already know the ten terms in Part 1 of Let’s Talk Web Development?)

• API (Application Programming Interface)

The software that enables two applications to communicate.

• Breadcrumb

The breadcrumb shows users their location on a website, displaying the navigation (or trail) of web pages that lead to the current page. The term is in reference to the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

• CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

CSS specify how HTML elements (such as fonts and colors) are shown. By defining how certain specific elements are displayed, the styles can be carried throughout.

• Hexadecimal Code

The “hex code” consists of six characters (a combination of numbers and letters), preceded by the pound (#) symbol. Used in HTML and CSS the unique code is assigned to a specific colour.

• iFrame

Short for inline frame, an iFrame is an HTML element within an HTML element (a frame within a frame). For example, an iFrame may be used to embed a video from another website onto your web page.

• Hover State

How a button or link will behave when a user has the mouse pointer it. For example, the button or link may change colour if the pointer is over top to indicate that it can be clicked.

• Information Architecture

How you organize and structure your website content. The goal is to make it easy for users to find what they are looking for.

• Mobile-First Design

Approaching the design of a website with mobile users first in mind, i.e. initiating the design concept starting with the smallest screen first and working your way up in size.

• Plug-in

An additional (“add-on”) piece of software code that gets installed on an existing application to add new function to it.

• Site map

The list of web pages on a website that is essentially a map of the site that shows how to get to each page.

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