An HTML anchor tag. When the tag includes an href attribute, it is a typical hyperlink. When it does not include an href attribute, it is a bookmark.

A requirement that users with alternative browsers such as screen readers are able to understand and use a Web page.

A set of technologies developed by Microsoft for enabling interactive content with multimedia effects and interactive objects.

An ASP.NET control that gets data from an XML file and rotates hyperlinked images in a particular place on an ASP.NET page.

An attribute of an HTML <img> tag that contains a short text description of the image.

The text contained within the alt attribute of an HTML <img> tag. The text is available to the browser.

In reference to Web site architecture, it is the basic folder structure of a Web site.

Active Server Pages are a discontinued Microsoft technology that was very popular but is being replaced by ASP.NET.

A Microsoft framework for Web development that enables you to implement dynamic Web sites, Web applications, and XML Web services.

A server that installs with Expression Web to enable users to preview ASP.NET pages and functionality in a browser. With it, users can preview ASP.NET functionality even in files in a folder-based site.

An ASP.NET control that provides programmatic access to image properties.

The file extension of an ASP.NET forms page; for example, default.aspx.

Industry-accepted preferred methodology for performing a specific task or operation.

An HTML tag (<block> </block>) designed to set a quote apart from adjacent HTML elements.

A navigational aid that shows the page a visitor is currently viewing along with the pages leading to it.

A standard for creating a separation of content and presentation. This technology is useful in Web design for a number of reasons, such as positioning elements for layout purposes, styling text, or applying backgrounds.

A component of an HTML table, represented in HTML code by <td> and </td> tags.

Pages below a particular page in the architecture of a Web site.

Legacy Active Server Pages; a technology that has been replaced by ASP.NET.

Prepackaged artwork for computer documents. The artwork originally existed in the form of clip sheets, pages of drawings that graphic designers could cut out and use in compositions.

A special hyperlink visible only in the code view within Expression Web. Pressing Ctrl while clicking the code hyperlink shifts the work area’s focus to the CSS style or other source code to which the link refers.

The list of code, either supplied with Expression Web or user-customized, that resides in the Code Snippet tool in Expression Web.

Table cells arranged vertically in relation to each other.

An HTML element that a designer can use to make comments in the code of a page. The comments aren’t visible when rendered in a browser; for example, <!-- this is a comment -->.

A file that contains certain constants that are used by server-side code or scripting. For example, a configuration file might contain a database connection string, the base URL of certain pages within a site, or certain elements like the site’s name.

A form used to allow a site visitor to enter input for the purpose of initiating contact.

The ability of a Web page or pages to appear similarly in various Web browsers and allow their functionality to be maintained regardless of the browser they are being viewed with.

The ability of an application to function on multiple computer operating systems, such as Windows, UNIX, and Macintosh.

A cascading style sheet element that can be applied to multiple elements in a Web page. On the style sheet, the class name is always prefixed by a period (.).

A cascading style sheet element that can be applied only once to an element in a Web page. On the style sheet, the ID name is always prefixed by a number sign (#).

ASP.NET components that enable interaction with various databases.

A format for storing and retrieving information. Usually presented as a relational format where information within it contains references to other information within the database.

A feature in Microsoft Office FrontPage that enables users to create, read from, write to, and display data from a database.

A file on a Web server that is passed to the browser automatically if the browser requests a folder only and not a specific file.

An HTML list similar to the ordered list and bulleted list but designed to contain terms and definitions.

A Web site that resides in the folder structure of a user’s computer instead of on a Web server.

A block-level HTML tag for a division, often used in conjunction with cascading style sheets to apply formatting to the tag and its contents.

The system that points a domain name to the IP address of the Web server where the site resides.

Refers to attaching a toolbar, pane, or other user interface element to a specific place within the application’s interface.

A declaration that allows a browser to know what kind of document it is displaying, and establishes what HTML rules are pertinent to its structure.

An important part of a Web page that resides in the HEAD element of the source code. The document title is what’s visible on the browser frame, in the favorites or bookmark list, and gives search engines an idea of what the page is about.

A Web-based tool provided by the registrar to enable the domain owner to make changes, such as to DNS records or ownership information. This term can also refer to facilities provided by a Web site’s host that enable the site owners to make changes to their hosting parameters, set up e-mail accounts, or other changes.

The domain extension is the .net, .com, or .org segment of the domain name. There are a large number of domain extensions available, such as .tv, .biz, .name, .mobi, and country-specific extensions.

The name that a user would enter into a browser to visit a Web site. The domain name resolves to the appropriate numerical IP address where the site is hosted; for example, the domain name microsoft.com will resolve to the servers that host the Microsoft Web sites under the microsoft.com domain.

An arrangement of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript used to provide functionality within a browser.

A site that retrieves and displays information from a database or other mechanism, such as XML data. Pages within a dynamic site may display different information or provide different functionality based on user interaction.

A method to cloak or hide the true character value of data passed between a server and a client.

Refers to the entire suite of Microsoft Expression applications packaged together: Expression Web, Expression Blend, Expression Media, and Expression Design.

A Web site created in or maintained with Expression Web, usually containing metadata to allow Expression Web to provide management capabilities.

A markup language similar to HTML but that conforms to the XML syntax. Because XHTML must be more tightly formatted than HTML it is often used in conjunction with automated processing.

A general-purpose markup language that allows its users to define their own tags.

The most commonly used method of copying files from a local folder structure to a Web server.

A sub-menu that appears when you point to a DHTML menu.

Deprecated HTML tags previously used to describe what font, font style, and color that text should be shown with.

The bottom element of a Web page, often applied uniformly to all the pages in a site.

Any input a user enters into a form that they submit.

A method to ensure that form input meets certain parameters, such as specific fields not being empty or the value entered into a form field having certain characteristics. Form validation can be done by using client-side scripting such as JavaScript or on the server with a server side scripting process.

A FrontPage feature that inserts a series of links into a page based on how the pages in a FrontPage site are defined in Navigation view.

Technology that requires either FrontPage as an HTML code editor or that requires FrontPage Server Extensions.

A software package installed on a server that enables FrontPage to communicate with the Web server and provides additional functionality for Web sites.

A FrontPage proprietary method of writing common content into the top, bottom, and/or sides of each page in a group of HTML pages.

A FrontPage proprietary method of changing content based on a variable within an HTML page.

The file extension for a Personal Web Package.

A page element such as navigation or other elements that are present on all pages.

A file used in legacy ASP applications. The file extension .asa stands for Active Server Application.

A graphical (rather than textual) representation of a computer’s user interface.

An image format, with an extension of .gif, limited to 256 colors.

The top segment of a page’s template. This element is often present and uniform on all pages in a site.

A special cursor that gives the user visual feedback. It generally appears as a pointer with a question mark.

Folders within an Expression Web site that contain metadata enabling Expression Web to manage the site. These folders are always preceded by an underscore (_).

Information relating to or arranged in a formally ranked order.

A service providing space, bandwidth, and processing for a Web site.

An account from which a user manages one or more domains or Web sites.

A FrontPage feature that allows HTML markup or other code to be placed into a Web page in a visual way and also protects the code from being changed by any FrontPage processes.

The standard text formatting language for Web-based documents since 1989.

The protocol used when using FrontPage publishing. It’s also the most common protocol for browsing the Web.

An IBM proprietary database technology.

An application that is used to create or manipulate an image.

A term used to describe replacing one image for another. Usually used as a visual effect enabled by JavaScript.

Refers to files and/or folders that have been brought into a Web site from an external location.

A file that serves as the default file of a Web site or "home page" file of a folder.

A visual indicator as to the location in an application where user input will be placed, the location in a document where users set their mouse pointer and click.

A feature built into Expression Web that enables users to insert buttons that respond to user actions and provides a roll-over effect based on JavaScript and background images. The Interactive buttons can be used as hyperlinks or serve as the basis of further JavaScript functionality.

A non-profit organization that has assumed the responsibility for IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, DNS management, and root server system management functions.

A Web site on the World Wide Web that can be accessed by remote users with a browser and Internet connection.

A Web site that exists on a local network and can be accessed by the computers and users connected to that local network.

A scripting language designed to run within the browser of the visitor; also called client-side scripting. JavaScript has a wide variety of uses but is most commonly used to provide interactive properties to HTML elements.

A compression technique for color images. Although it can reduce files sizes to as little as 5 percent of their normal size, detail is lost in the compression.

The arrangement of a Web page’s container elements, which provides order and placement for all of the page’s content.

An HTML tag for a list item, appearing within ordered (numbered) lists and unordered (bulleted) lists. Each line in a list is a list item.

A series of links, usually image-based hyperlinks, which are arranged together to give the visual appearance that each link is part of a larger graphical object.

An individual item within an ordered or unordered list. It is always inside of a parent list and uses the <li> and </li> tags.

HTML elements that provide a basis to organize information. These include the Ordered List (<ol>) (also referred to as the numbered list), the Unordered List (<ul>) (also referred to as the bulleted list), and the Definition List (<dl>).

A folder existing on the user’s computer, as opposed to a folder on an intranet or the Internet.

A network of computers connected only to each other as opposed to computers connected to each other by the Web.

The copy of a Web site that exists on your desktop computer’s file system instead of on a server.

The file that Expression Web creates that contains information about publishing operations for an Expression Web site.

An attribute of an HTML <img> tag that provides the user with a URL to a file that describes the image in detail.

The ability to maintain or level of efficiency in maintaining a Web site’s appearance or content.

An ASP.NET 2.0 feature that provides for templating of pages.

One of the ASP.NET Navigation Controls. This control provides a DHTML-type of menu in vertical or horizontal orientation.

A group of related items within a common menu.

Files that contain information about other files, folders, or groups of files and folders. Strictly defined, it would be data about data.

The actual files that contain the metadata.

A site and group of products and services to assist people who develop software within various Microsoft platforms.

A program for visually creating, editing, and maintaining databases.

A database server designed for enterprise-level database performance.

A code-editing application designed to enable professional programmers to create programming code in a visual user interface.

An open-source relational database management system that relies on Structured Query Language for processing the data in the database.

Components available within FrontPage for page navigation, such as the next/back links and navigation bar. These components must be used in conjunction with a site that has been defined in Navigation view.

ASP.NET 2.0 features, such as Menu Control, TreeView Control, and SiteMapPath Control, designed to provide navigation elements on Web pages.

A view available in the FrontPage user interface that enables users to design the navigational structure of a Web site visually by dragging pages onto the work area. This FrontPage proprietary method of navigation structure design has been deprecated in favor of ASP.NET Navigation Controls.

A folder, drive, or drive partition available to computers and users on a local network.

A segment of XML data that may or may not contain additional segments within it.

An enterprise-level database system.

An HTML element that uses the <ol> and </ol> tags to contain the items within the list, which are themselves contained in <li> and </li> tags. This type of list is usually presented as a numbered list.

A FrontPage component that can be inserted into a page. It shows the name of the page in either a graphic or text format and must be defined in Navigation view.

A server-side scripting language that can be inserted into the HTML code of a Web page. When a PHP page is accessed, the PHP code is processed by the server the page resides on.

The actual dimensions in height and width of a visual element, particularly the height and width of an image in pixels.

A keyboard character that looks like a vertical line (|).

The port number identifies what type of port a process is using and helps keep processes for overlapping by allowing each to use a specific port. For example, port 80 is used for HTTP traffic, port 21 is used for FTP, and various other applications and devices use other non-standard ports.

A technology that is the possession of a particular entity. Proprietary software technology usually dictates the environment that it can be used in or with.

An ASP.NET module that provides a uniform interface between a service and a data source.

The practice of copying an entire Web site or specific files within a Web site from one location to another.

A company accredited by ICANN to engage in selling, transferring, and registering domain names.

The Web site that is being published to. The remote Web site doesn’t necessarily have to be server-based. It could be a disk-based site being published into from any other site. The key to what qualifies as a remote Web site is that it is the site to be published into.

A view in Expression Web that shows both the local site and the remote site side by side in the main work area. This is the default view when publishing a Web site.

The action that takes place when users pass their mouse pointers over an element that changes due to their interaction with it.

The folder that contains all the files, other folders, and assets of a Web site.

A segment of an HTML table that contains cells along a horizontal axis. It uses the <tr> tag and must be within an HTML table and contain at least one table cell <td> tag.

A process that takes place when a file is saved on the user’s computer, as opposed to a run-time method that takes place when the page is processed by the server or visitor’s browser.

A special type of browser designed for those with visual impairments. This browser reads the content of a Web page aloud to the visitor.

Code that provides functionality or instructions for the browser to carry out certain actions or processes.

Tools that contain information about Web pages on the Internet. A user can enter a search query and the search engine will return results based on that user’s query. Search engines are responsible for the majority of traffic delivered to a typical Web site.

A file installed on a Web server that identifies a Web site and provides for encrypted transfer of data from the server to the browser and vice-versa.

A protocol used to do two things: validate the identity of a Web site and create an encrypted connection for sending and receiving sensitive data.

Represents a structure that can be used as a condition, such as a CSS rule, that determines which elements a selector matches in the document. It can also be a flat description of the HTML or XML fragment corresponding to that structure.

Elements that are appropriate to content meaning rather than its presentation, such as using HTML tags to describe and order the elements of a Web page based on their meaning rather than their presentation.

An application or hardware device designed to process Web pages and pass them to browsers.

A file or group of files that a Web server maintains. These files contain a broad range of information about the site, the files within the site, and the visitors who request the files.

Actions that take place on the Web server as opposed to locally or within a browser.

A site that exists within the structure of a Web server and can be accessed through the Internet as opposed to a site that exists within the folder structure of a desktop computer.

Scripting or programming code that must be executed by a Web server as opposed to client-side scripting, which executes in a visitor’s browser.

An application that runs on a Web server and enables e-commerce so that site visitors can order, pay for, and, in some cases, take delivery digitally of products.

An ASP.NET 2.0 Navigation Control that provides a tree view menu similar to the folders pane navigational arrangement in Windows Explorer.

To divide a larger image into multiple pieces. This technique is done in an image editor in order to prepare graphics for use in an HTML layout. The term can also refer to an image that is a segment of a larger image that has been sliced.

HTML code that follows the standards for its document type as established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

The condition of a hyperlink or button, such as normal, hovered, active, and visited.

Web pages based on HTML that provide the same information regardless of user interaction.

A division of folders within Expression Web. A subsite is a folder that Expression Web treats as if it were a complete and independent Web site rather than as a subfolder of a larger site.

A layout that doesn’t require an HTML table for positioning of elements. The practice of table-based layout is deprecated in favor of CSS layout.

An HTML element used in Web pages. This element was originally intended to provide ordering of tabular data but was also used for graphical layout of Web pages, a practice that has been deprecated in favor of using cascading style sheets for layout and tables only for the presentation of data.

Data calculated with or making use of a table; for example, logarithms.

Third-party products that a designer can use to create a Web page or Web site layout. Generally, these packages come with source images and HTML files with the source images used in the layout.

A predesigned layout and set of pages from which to create a Web site.

A system used in order to provide uniformity and improve maintainability within a group of pages.

An HTML tag that defines a table header cell. By default, the text in this cell is bold and centered.

A FrontPage-proprietary method of applying uniform formatting to a group of pages. This method has been discontinued in favor of cascading style sheets and other technologies.

An FTP application used to transfer folders and files to or from a Web server.

A small image representation usually linked to a larger version.

A term used to describe how a background image repeats over and over until it fills the background of an HTML element.

A reference in a file or in the metadata for a file denoting when a particular operation occurred; for example, publishing, editing, or creation.

When a publishing operation takes longer than a server is configured to allow, the operation fails and the connection is reset.

A small text message that pops up when a users points to an element; it usually contains the name of a button or other information about an element.

The background of a GIF or PNG image that has no color information, and any element under it is visible through the background.

An ASP.NET 2.0 control that renders a folder structure type of navigation element similar to a folder list pane in Windows Explorer and is suited for large numbers of hierarchical pages.

An HTML tag for an unordered (bulleted) list.

To remove a toolbar or pane from a location in the user interface where it was affixed.

An HTML element used for the creation of a list that doesn’t require a specific order. It is most commonly presented as a bulleted list and uses the <ul> and </ul> tags to surround list items.

The "friendly name" by which a user can locate a Web site.

The conduit between a user and a computer program.

A tool used to create, modify, and maintain Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) procedures and modules in most Microsoft Office applications.

Client-side scripting similar to JavaScript but much less common due to the fact that it’s not a cross-browser scripting language and therefore can’t be used in all browsers.

A free application produced by Microsoft designed to help users write programming code in a visual user interface.

A term referring to a Web background that does not move when the page is scrolled; it generally is a low-intensity color, and text appears directly over it.

FrontPage proprietary code used in order to provide extended functionality of a Web page.

A publishing method available in Expression Web that is a set of platform-independent extensions enabling users to edit and manage files collaboratively.

An XML file that ASP.NET 2.0 uses to create the link elements in a Navigation Control.

A tool built into the Windows operating system that enables you to browse, view, copy, and delete files.

A consortium of organizations, programmers, developers, industry executives, and users that seeks to guide the future development of the Web and ensure that all Web technologies are compatible with one another.

See Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML).

See Extensible Markup Language (XML).