Website Design Terms

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2. Animation • The creation of a series of graphic images or frames so that they have the look of moving continuously. This can include simple animation (created using .gif files), the appearance of animation with JavaScript, or more complex animations using Flash.

3. Broken Links • Hyperlinks, or links that fail to open a web page, usually producing an error page instead.

4. Content • The body of a web page. Content includes words, selling points, graphics, animations, etc. that do not comprise the framework of the page. This is the information that changes from page to page.

5. Debugging • Detecting, locating and correcting errors or problems in a computer program or web site.

6. Design • The process and art of creating a Web page or website. It may involve both the look and mechanics of how a website works. Some of the features that make up design are: • graphic creationanimation creationcolor selectionfont selectionnavigation designcontent creationHTML/XML authoring (known as scripting)programming (PHP, .net, ColdFusion, Perl, JavaScript)ecommerce development (requires programming)

7. Design Process • The method that carries a client and their web designer from the idea of a website to the actual creation and implementation of a website.

8. Digital Photography • Using a digital camera to take photographs. A digital camera stores the pictures electronically and can then place them directly on a computer. An alternative is to scan regular photographs that have been developed and place them on the computer. Scanned photos are usually not as clean and clear as those taken with a digital camera.

9. Domain Name • Allows you to reference Internet sites. To register a domain name, you can contact an online company that sells them or you can ask your web designer, Internet Service Provider or site host to register your name for you. A few domain name suffixes (also known as top-level domains) are: • .com for businesses (the most commonly known suffix).net for networking companies, ISPs, and Web hosting companies.org for non-profit organizations.me for personal sites like MaryMorris.me .info for information sites.biz for businesses.edu for educational institutions.gov for government institutions.mil for military institutions

10. Graphics • A picture or image produced on a computer. These can include .bmp (bitmaps), .jpg (joint photographic experts group), .gif (graphical interface format), and .png (portable network graphics).

11. Homepage • The entry page to a website, also known as the index page. Often mistakenly referred to as the "Portal" page.

12. Hosting • Most commonly thought of as the place (think of a heavy-duty computer) where your website's files reside. An Internet host has a unique Internet address (IP address) and a unique domain name or host name. A host can also refer to a Web hosting company.

13. Search Engine • A program (website) designed to search a database of information from and about other websites. Google, Yahoo and others use this kind of program to create a directory of sites which you can then search through

14. Server • A computer that delivers web pages to users. It is the "computer" where website files (the whole website) reside and are accessed through the Internet. A server can also be called a host or node.

15. Target Audience • Groups of people who are considered a marketing strategy's main objective. For instance, toys are marketed toward the Target Audience of children within certain age ranges. Target Audiences can be comprised of one or combinations of different groups. A few examples of Target Audiences are: • Gender-Based GroupsAge GroupsEthnic GroupsReligious GroupsPolitical Groups

16. Website • A collection of files or "pages" linked together and available for viewing on the World Wide Web (a.k.a. the Internet). Websites are provided by companies, organizations and individuals.