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an Iframe is an element within HTML which can be used to embed websites into your website, this is commonly used for embedding maps for directions, or youtube videos
~ Jake

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link or Hyperlink is a reference to data that the reader can directly follow either by clicking or tapping.
Omar.

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divide (a piece of software or data) into sections, keeping the most frequently accessed in main memory and storing the rest in virtual memory.

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a hyperlink is an element within HTML which is used to create a link within text to re-direct to another web address.

~ Jake

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The "embed code" is a block of HTML which is embedded in the page-source and creates the video object in doing so. It needs to be obtained from a site already hosting the video, because the "embed code" points back to that site. For e.g. YouTube, see picture - copy the code, paste it where it is asked for

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The "embed code" is a block of HTML which is embedded in the page-source and creates the video object in doing so. It needs to be obtained from a site already hosting the video, because the "embed code" points back to that site. For e.g. YouTube, see picture - copy the code, paste it where it is asked for

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a piece of writing, image, or other item of content published online, typically on a blog or social media website or application.
Omar.

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means uniform resource locator is the address of a resource on the internet.

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Web servers are computers that deliver (serves up) Web pages. Every Web server has an IP address and possibly a domain name.

~Bradley

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An Acronym for Cascading Style Sheets, commonly used with Sass to create a impressive front-end atmosphere which will catch the users eye.

Without CSS, websites will lack design.

~ Jake

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Navigation is an element within most websites which is used to navigate between the pages which relate with the website.

Sometimes the navigation has external hyper-links which lead to another website which doesn't run on the web-server which the current website is running on.

~ Jake

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is a process of navigating a network of information resources in the world wide web'

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Anchor text is the clickable words and characters in a hyperlink. It is often displayed on a web page by a browser as blue and underlined characters to make it stand out from the rest of the text.

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JavaScript is a programming language which is used within websites to create a interactive experience for users who use the website.

~ Jake

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are a secondary navigation for visitors or users on a website that helps to reveal user location in a website. Breadcrumbs enable the users to easily trace their path to the original point where they were before

TATE KALLI

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the address of a World Wide Web page.

Helena

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Java is a programming language is used to develop scripts and applications,

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is an icon associated with a particular website, typically displayed in the address bar of a browser accessing the site.

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The backend to a website is pretty much everything the user can't see. Generally, this means the programming that generates pages that the user views, creating the "server-side" content of the site

TATE KALLI

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Anchor text is the clickable words and characters in a hyperlink

Helena

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HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, which means it is a markup language.

It is always used within websites for the content.

~ Jake

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File sharing is the practice of sharing or offering access to digital information or resources

Helena

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a content management system is when someone manage the content to become more organising.

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it's an acronym which stands for  hyper text transfer protocol, it's mainly used for accessing websites.

~ Jake

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Meta elements are tags used in HTML and XHTML documents to provide structured metadata about a Web page.

TATE KALLI

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A web template system in web publishing lets web designers and developers work with web templates to automatically generate custom web pages

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is a degree to which something is able or fit to be use

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posts, comments and vidoes' within this generation have a feature in which they can be liked or disliked, great for giving simplistic views towards their opinions

~ Jake

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Is when the user can express that they like, enjoy or support certain content by pressing the like button.

Helena

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focal point they are element or areas of dominance.

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focal point they are element or areas of dominance.

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a trend word which is used to empathise a popular website or online service.

~ Jake

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HyperText Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web and this protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands

~Keaten

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is a software component that adds a specific feature to an existing computer program

TATE KALLI

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the degree to which something is able or fit to be used.

~Bradley

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Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, colour, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages.

~Keaten

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a computer program with a graphical user interface for displaying HTML files, used to navigate the World Wide Web.

~Bradley

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is a useful or valuable thing to a person

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A digital platform is any web based platform for presenting content(things like Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Websites.

Helena

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a home page is the main page of a website which has several pages. usually consisting of an introduction / overview of the website.

~Jake

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A comment is when somebody write their own opinion on a post or ideas.

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Meta Data is a set of information which is provided, informing about other data.

~ Jake

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permanent link is a URL that is intended to remain unchanged for many years into the future, yielding a hyperlink that is less susceptible to link rot.. Permalinks are often rendered simply

TATE KALLI

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short for search engine optimization.

TATE KALLI

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The action of moving around a website, the Internet, etc.

Helena

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a fixed width layout means that the width of the site is fixed to a specific pixel value, as opposed to a fluid width layout where the site width is specified as a percentage.

~Keaten

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Favicon is the small icon which is represented within the tab at the top of the browser,  you'll be able to see a favicon on all of the popular websites such as facebook, youtube and padlet.

~ Jake

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a digital platform is a set of tools built on modern cloud technology that makes the development of applications easy.

TATE KALLI

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A browser is an application which is used to explore the internet, google chrome and internet explorer are considered as browsers for this exact reason.

~ Jake

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Web accessibility refers to the inclusive practice of removing barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to websites, by people with disabilities. When sites are correctly designed, developed and edited, all users have equal access to information and functionality.

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When websites and web tools are properly designed and coded, people with disabilities can use them. However, currently many sites and tools are developed with accessibility barriers that make them difficult or impossible for some people to use.

Making the web accessible benefits individuals, businesses, and society. International web standards define what is needed for accessibility.

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Accessibility in Context

The power of the Web is in its universality.
Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.

Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web

The Web is fundamentally designed to work for all people, whatever their hardware, software, language, location, or ability. When the Web meets this goal, it is accessible to people with a diverse range of hearing, movement, sight, and cognitive ability.

Thus the impact of disability is radically changed on the Web because the Web removes barriers to communication and interaction that many people face in the physical world. However, when websites, applications, technologies, or tools are badly designed, they can create barriers that exclude people from using the Web.
Accessibility is essential for developers and organizations that want to create high-quality websites and web tools, and not exclude people from using their products and services.
What is Web Accessibility

Web accessibility means that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them. More specifically, people can:

perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web

contribute to the Web

Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including:

auditory

cognitive

neurological

physical

speech

visual

Web accessibility also benefits people without disabilities, for example:

people using mobile phones, smart watches, smart TVs, and other devices with small screens, different input modes, etc.

older people with changing abilities due to ageing

people with "temporary disabilities" such as a broken arm or lost glasses

people with "situational limitations" such as in bright sunlight or in an environment where they cannot listen to audio

people using a slow Internet connection, or who have limited or expensive bandwidth

For a 7-minute video with examples of how accessibility is essential for people with disabilities and useful for everyone in a variety of situations, see:
Web Accessibility Perspectives Video (YouTube)
More Info on What is Accessibility
Accessibility is Important for Individuals, Businesses, Society

The Web is an increasingly important resource in many aspects of life: education, employment, government, commerce, health care, recreation, and more. It is essential that the Web be accessible in order to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with diverse abilities. Access to information and communications technologies, including the Web, is defined as a basic human right in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD).

The Web offers the possibility of unprecedented access to information and interaction for many people with disabilities. That is, the accessibility barriers to print, audio, and visual media can be much more easily overcome through web technologies.

Accessibility supports social inclusion for people with disabilities as well as others, such as:

older people

people in rural areas

people in developing countries

There is also a strong business case for accessibility. As shown in the previous section, accessible design improves overall user experience and satisfaction, especially in a variety of situations, across different devices, and for older users. Accessibility can enhance your brand, drive innovation, and extend your market reach.

Web accessibility is required by law in many situations.
More Info on Accessibility is Important
Making the Web Accessible

Web accessibility depends on several components working together, including web technologies, web browsers and other "user agents", authoring tools, and websites.

The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative ( WAI) develops technical specifications, guidelines, techniques, and supporting resources that describe accessibility solutions. These are considered international standards for web accessibility; for example, WCAG 2.0 is also an ISO standard: ISO/ IEC 40500.
More Info on Making the Web Accessible
Making Your Website Accessible

Many aspects of accessibility are fairly easy to understand and implement. Some accessibility solutions are more complex and take more knowledge to implement.

It is most efficient and effective to incorporate accessibility from the very beginning of projects, so you don't need go back and to re-do work.
More Info on Making Your Website Accessible
Evaluating Accessibility

When developing or redesigning a website, evaluate accessibility early and throughout the development process to identify accessibility problems early, when it is easier to address them. Simple steps, such as changing settings in a browser, can help you evaluate some aspects of accessibility. Comprehensive evaluation to determine if a website meets all accessibility guidelines takes more effort.

There are evaluation tools that help with evaluation. However, no tool alone can determine if a site meets accessibility guidelines. Knowledgeable human evaluation is required to determine if a site is accessible.
More Info on Evaluating Accessibility

Examples

Alternative Text for Images

Images should include equivalent alternative text (alt text) in the markup/code.

If alt text isn't provided for images, the image information is inaccessible, for example, to people who cannot see and use a screen reader that reads aloud the information on a page, including the alt text for the visual image.

When equivalent alt text is provided, the information is available to people who are blind, as well as to people who turn off images (for example, in areas with expensive or low bandwidth). It's also available to technologies that cannot see images, such as search engines.

Keyboard Input

Some people cannot use a mouse, including many older users with limited fine motor control. An accessible website does not rely on the mouse; it makes all functionality available from a keyboard. Then people with disabilities can use assistive technologies that mimic the keyboard, such as speech input.

Transcripts for Audio

Just as images aren't available to people who can't see, audio files aren't available to people who can't hear. Providing a text transcript makes the audio information accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as to search engines and other technologies that can't hear.

It's easy and relatively inexpensive for websites to provide transcripts. There are also transcription services that create text transcripts in HTML format.

More Examples

For More Information

W3C WAI provides a wide range of resources on different aspects of web accessibility standards, education, testing/evaluation, project management, and policy. We encourage you to explore this website, or look through the WAI Resources list.

Digital Accessibility Foundations - Free Online Course provides the foundation you need to make your digital technology accessible.
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Please share your ideas, suggestions, or comments via e-mail to the publicly-archived list wai-eo-editors@w3.org or via GitHub.

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Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

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A dedicated server which is used to run websites.

~ Jake

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the introductory page of a website, typically serving as a table of contents for the site.

~Keaten

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is an area of territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government.

Amisha