HTML
noun
: a markup language that is used to create documents on the World Wide Web incorporating text, graphics, sound, video, and hyperlinks
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Customizing a theme using the drag-and-drop editor and tweaking the HTML/CSS through a text editor is simple.
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PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
This would direct the victim to a website or page that was under the control of the attacker and initiate the download of an HTML application file.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
When the portal asked them for a driver’s license number, Parker right-clicked to inspect the browser’s HTML code — a basic option available to anyone — and deleted a few lines of code requiring them to submit their driver’s license number.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2024
His emphasis throughout the Markdown documentation is on the syntax of Markdown, not—say—the resulting HTML.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 24 June 2024
Among other members of the Foundation's board is Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of HTML, HTTP, and almost everything else about the web.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 17 June 2024
Bear is a free app, but a Pro version costs $30 per year and offers additional features like custom themes, the ability to sync with iCloud, and the option to export notes in more formats like PDF and HTML.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 May 2024
What is Frontend Development? Frontend development also known as client-side development involves using technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create the part of a website or application—the part that users interact with directly.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
At the height of the site’s popularity, the competition led some users to protect their pages by disabling the right-click function that allowed others to access their HTML codes.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
This would direct the victim to a website or page that was under the control of the attacker and initiate the download of an HTML application file.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
When the portal asked them for a driver’s license number, Parker right-clicked to inspect the browser’s HTML code — a basic option available to anyone — and deleted a few lines of code requiring them to submit their driver’s license number.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2024
His emphasis throughout the Markdown documentation is on the syntax of Markdown, not—say—the resulting HTML.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 24 June 2024
Among other members of the Foundation's board is Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of HTML, HTTP, and almost everything else about the web.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 17 June 2024
Bear is a free app, but a Pro version costs $30 per year and offers additional features like custom themes, the ability to sync with iCloud, and the option to export notes in more formats like PDF and HTML.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 May 2024
What is Frontend Development? Frontend development also known as client-side development involves using technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create the part of a website or application—the part that users interact with directly.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
At the height of the site’s popularity, the competition led some users to protect their pages by disabling the right-click function that allowed others to access their HTML codes.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
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HTML
noun
: a computer language used to create pages for the World Wide Web that can include text, pictures, sound, and hyperlinks
Etymology
hypertext markup language
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