hypertext markup language

Thân thiện

A programmer writes hypertext markup language code on a computer.

Definition

Noun: A standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages. It is the foundational markup language used to structure content on the web, defining elements like headings, paragraphs, links, and images.

Usage

"Hypertext markup language" is used as a singular, uncountable noun to refer to the language itself. It is most commonly referred to by its acronym, HTML. * Web developers must have a strong understanding of hypertext markup language. * The page's structure is defined by hypertext markup language.

Examples

• The course teaches the basics of hypertext markup language and CSS.
• To view the hypertext markup language source code of this page, right-click and select "View Page Source."
• Modern hypertext markup language standards support multimedia and interactive content.

Advanced Usage

• HTML5: This term refers to the fifth and current major version of the hypertext markup language standard, which includes features for advanced graphics, local storage, and semantic elements.
  • The video player uses HTML5, so it doesn't require a plugin.

Variants and Related Words

• HTML (noun): The universal acronym for "hypertext markup language." This is the most frequent way the term is used.
  • She is writing the document in HTML.
• Markup (noun): A general term for a system of annotations or tags within a text document. Hypertext markup language is one type of markup language.
  • The text contains formatting markup.

Synonyms

• Web markup language: A descriptive synonym emphasizing its use on the web.
• Markup language: A broader category to which it belongs.

Related Phrases

• HTML document: A text file written in the hypertext markup language.
  • Save the file as an HTML document.
• HTML element: A component of an HTML document, defined by a start tag, content, and an end tag (e.g., ).
  • The heading is defined by an <h1> HTML element.
• HTML tag: The syntactic component used to mark the start and end of an HTML element (e.g., , ).
  • You must close every HTML tag you open.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hypertext mark-up language
• HTML