GMetrix Session 5A Vocabulary

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Absolute Positioning

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A type of positioning in CSS which places items in an exact location on a webpage.

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Alignment

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The location of an element relative to other elements and/or the location on the page.

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Block

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An element that starts on a new line, always has a margin after it and takes up the full width available.

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Float Element

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An element which is used to move one item next to another on a webpage.

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font-family property

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A property which is used in CSS to ensure there are backup fonts and web safe fonts available in the event a user does not have access to the web designers designated fonts.

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Font-Style Property

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A font property which is used in CSS to apply style to fonts, such as italics.

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font-weight property

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A font property which controls the bold level of text on a webpage.

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Height

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The space taken by an element measuring top to bottom.

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Hexadecimal Colors

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A color format which uses a pound symbol and six hexadecimal numbers, that is, six numbers 0 through 9 or A through F. 0 represents black, while F represents white. The six colors are in three pairs, which signify the amounts of red, green, and blue used in the color.

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Margins

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The space between the top, bottom, or side of a webpage's content and its edge.