Web Design Vocab 7

Absolute, Cache, Codec, CSS, Gamma

Absolute

• Absolute: expressing finality with no implication of possible change.

Cache• Cache: Temporary storage area that

browsers use for downloaded documents, preventing the need to request the same document from the server multiple times.

Codec

• Codec: (COmpression/DECompression) - Any technology that is used for compressing and decompressing data such as audio (MP3) or video (MPEG).

CSS• CSS: short for Cascading Style Sheets, a new

feature being added to HTML that gives both Web site developers and users more control over how pages are displayed.

Gamma• Gamma: Refers to the overall brightness

of a computer monitors display.