The term absolute in this glossary is in reference to relative. If something is absolute, it has very specific values that don't change dependent on something else. That is, if you tell a table w [..]

The active window is the window in which menu commands will take place, and it is the window that controls the menu bar and commands. That is, if you choose "New Folder," a new folde [..]

Just like every home has an address, every web page has an address. It looks like this: http://www.ohRobin.com. A web address always starts with "http://," which is your clue that it [..]

Macintosh: An alias is an icon that represents the real file. You can double-click on the alias, and it opens the real file (document or application). You can make aliases for any file, and you can ma [..]

An anchor is a link that does not take you to the top of another web page, but to someplace else on the same page. ...You can also link to an anchor on another page-a link connected to an anchor on an [..]

A break has to be explained in relation to a paragraph. You know what a paragraph is, right? You hit a Return or Enter and you have a new paragraph. In html code, a paragraph always has space after it [..]

A browser is the software that locates the web address you give it and displays that page on the screen. Different browsers might display the same page differently. The most popular browsers are Netsc [..]

When you use software to compress a file, it makes the file smaller. It's kind of like stuffing a down sleeping bag into one of those little sacks. You can't open the file and use it while i [..]

A magic cookie is a piece of software that resides in your web browser folder. It keeps a record of information on where you have browsed. A particular site might have its own cookie, and when you vis [..]

If software or hardware is cross-platform, it means the same software works on all "platforms," or types of computers. The Internet and Netscape are cross-platform, which is one of t [..]