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A Comprehensive Web Development Glossary for Beginners

Whether you are building your first website or planning to become a web developer, you will
inevitably encounter words and phrases you might not be acquainted with. Familiarizing yourself
with web development-related terms is essential in order to achieve a skillfully built website. In this
article, we’ve compiled a handy glossary related to web development. So if you ever come across
an unknown word or phrase, feel free to reference this article.

Ajax Angular Apache

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML An open-source JavaScript An open-source web server
or AJAX is a web development framework developed by software that allows users to
technique that allows web Google. It’s mainly used for deliver web content on the
applications to process various building interactive and internet. It was introduced in
data in the background. As a dynamic single-page web 1995 and remains one of the
result, page content can be applications using HTML most widely used web
updated without the end-user and TypeScript. server software.
having to reload them.

Blog Bootstrap
A blog is a regularly updated website displayed An open-source front-end framework
in reverse chronological order so that newer focused on designing mobile-responsive
entries are presented first. The person who websites. It contains various HTML and
starts a blog is called a blogger. Each entry CSS-based design templates, allowing users
published by a blogger is called a blog post. to design websites quickly and easily.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Cloud Hosting

A style sheet language used to determine A type of web hosting that uses a cluster of
the presentation of web content written in a web servers to achieve optimal website
markup language like HTML. Users can adjust performance and stability. Unlike shared
a web page’s style by assigning CSS values hosting, cloud hosting provides dedicated
and properties to the syntax, including resources for each of its users. It’s an excellent
colors, layout, and fonts. fit for mission-critical and high-traffic websites.

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Command Line Content Management cPanel

Interface (CLI) System (CMS)
Control panel software for
A computer program that Software that allows users to build managing web hosting
allows users to input text and manage websites through a settings. As an industry-
commands for the computer user-friendly graphical interface. standard, many hosting
to execute. Some of the most With a CMS, users can install and providers use cPanel for
commonly used CLIs are Shell modify pre-made design templates their hosting plans or offer
on Windows and Bash on and other add-ons to their website. cPanel hosting services.
Linux and macOS. Some popular CMSs include
WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal.

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Domain Name Github

A name assigned as the user-friendly address A web-based service that deploys a version
of websites or web applications. Compared to of the Git version control system. Popular
IP addresses, domain names are easier to among software engineers, Github is used
remember. Users can buy a domain name to collaborate and track the changes made
from companies called domain registrars. to a project.

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Iframe JavaScript
Inline Frame or IFrame is an HTML document A programming language that allows web
embedded inside another document. It allows developers to make interactive websites and
users to display additional content from an web applications. Software engineers also use
external webpage. it to create mobile applications and games.

jQuery JSON
An open-source JavaScript library that’s JavaScript Object Notation or JSON is a
created to simplify the process of writing text-based format used to store organized
JavaScript websites. It shortens many JavaS- information in a readable manner. It’s usually
cript functions, making the web development used for transmitting data between a server
process more efficient. and a client.

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Localhost MySQL
A hostname that refers to the current or local An open-source relational database
computer that’s currently used accesses it. In management system based on Structured
other words, localhost means “this computer.” Query Language (SQL). It’s most commonly
used for managing web databases.

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Nginx PHP
Open-source web server software that Hypertext Preprocessor or PHP is an
allows users to deliver web content on the open-source scripting language for
internet. Due to its resource optimization server-side web data processing. With a
and its ability to run on minimal hardware, market share of 79.1%, it’s the most widely used
Nginx has become a very popular web server-side scripting language on the internet.
server software, surpassing Apache.

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Query React reCAPTCHA

In computer programming, a An open-source JavaScript library A free Turing test service
query is a request for for building the user interface of by Google used to detect
information from a specific web applications. Developed and whether incoming web
database. Queries are maintained by Facebook, React traffic is sent by a human
submitted using a query allows developers to create large or a bot. Adding
language. A popular example of web applications that update reCAPTCHA will block bots
a query language is Structured displayed data without reloading from accessing a website.
Query Language (SQL). the webpage.

Schema Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

A semantic vocabulary that helps search engines Any practice to optimize web content to rank
understand a website’s content and return more higher on the search engine results pages
informative results for users. A schema markup (SERP). Applying SEO techniques to a website
code is added to a website’s HTML code. can help increase organic traffic.

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Top-Level Domain (TLD) VPS Hosting

The last element of the domain name structure. Virtual Private Server or VPS is a type of web
Some examples of TLDs include .com, .net, and hosting that allocates dedicated resources for
.org. A specific TLD is chosen for various its users. Websites with a sizable traffic
purposes. For example, country-code TLDs like volume can benefit from VPS hosting. However,
.nl and .jp represent the organization’s location compared to shared and cloud hosting, VPS
or a specific website locale. hosting requires more technical knowledge.

WAMP Website Cache

A software stack that allows you to install Apache, A website cache is data stored in a server for
MySQL, and PHP on Windows as a bundle. Its future reusing. When a user visits a specific
purpose is to act as a virtual server, allowing website, a cache of it will be stored in a server.
users to build websites on a local computer Therefore, when the user revisits the website in
without hosting them on the internet. It’s often the future, the server won’t need to redownload
used for testing websites before publishing them. the website, allowing for faster loading.

Web Hosting WebP

A service that allows users to rent server space An image file type developed by Google to
needed to publish a website or a web-based provide higher quality images in smaller sizes.
application online. Web hosting services are WebP is usually used to optimize a website’s
provided by web hosting providers. loading speeds without sacrificing visual quality.

Web Host Manager (WHM) WordPress Database

A control dashboard that allows users to manage An organized set of data of a WordPress
multiple cPanel-based websites. It offers the ability website. MySQL is the database management
to monitor different websites at the same time. system used by WordPress.

WordPress WordPress Auto Update

An open-source content management system A setting that, when enabled, will allow
that powers nearly half of all the websites on WordPress software to update automatically as
the internet. Designed with flexibility and soon as the newest version is released. In many
supported by a large community, WordPress is cases, updating WordPress automatically gives
suitable for nearly any type of website. users better security and performance.

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WordPress Hooks WordPress Pingback

A feature that allows users to add or change a An automated notification that WordPress
piece of code in their WordPress website, users receive when another user adds a
modifying a specific action set on WordPress link to their website in a post. Pingbacks
by default. Hooks are generally used to modify can be enabled or disabled from the
a plugin or a theme. WordPress settings.

WordPress Private Page WordPress Sidebar

A page on a WordPress website that is only visible An area in a WordPress website that
to authorized users such as administrators and usually displays a navigation menu or
editors. Turning off the public visibility of a page is additional information.
done in the WordPress text editor’s settings.

WordPress Slug WordPress Tags

The text in the content permalink that follows A word or a phrase that is assigned to a
the domain name of a WordPress website. specific WordPress post. Tags are usually
WordPress slugs can be customized from the used to organize the content of a website
WordPress settings. and increase SEO.

WordPress Taxonomy WordPress Widgets

A set of mechanisms to group a WordPress An easy-to-add element that can be added
website’s content. The two most common to a WordPress website to serve a specific
WordPress taxonomies are tags and categories. purpose. Some examples of widget options
offered by WordPress core include Recent
Posts, Archive, and Gallery. Installing plugins
can add more widget options.

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