HTML
HTML describes the structure and meaning of web content. It identifies elements such as headings, tables and input fields.
Structure content for browsers
HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language and is the markup language for web content. Elements describe a content item's role, such as a heading, paragraph, link or form field. The browser processes and presents this structure.
In a fictional product portal, technical data is provided as a table with appropriate column headings. This makes the relationship between each value and its attribute clear. An image of that table cannot convey the same accessible structure through appearance alone.
CSS adds presentation; JavaScript can implement further behaviour. HTML also has native controls with browser functionality. An HTML file alone does not, however, prove that a form saves its data successfully. The actual flow behind the interface must work too.
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Related terms
- CSSCSS describes the presentation of structured content, including layout, colours and typography. It must fit interaction and actual content.
- JavaScriptJavaScript is a programming language for application logic, in browsers and elsewhere. Its role differs from HTML and CSS.
- Semantic HTMLSemantic HTML uses elements according to their meaning. A real button has properties that a styled text block does not acquire automatically.
- Legacy systemAn existing system still in use, with technical and business dependencies accumulated over time.
- Multi-tenancyMulti-tenancy supports separate customer or group scopes in one solution. A tenant is not automatically one person or one database.
- Browser cacheThe browser cache stores suitable HTTP responses for later use. Reuse and revalidation follow the applicable rules.
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