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Web technologies contain long lists of jargon and abbreviations that are used in documentation and coding. This glossary provides definitions of words and abbreviations you need to know to successfully understand and build for the web.

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This glossary is a never ending work in progress. You can help improving it by writing new entries or by making the existing ones better. The easiest way to start is to hit the following button or to pick one of the suggested terms below.

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