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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Websites are built using various technologies like HTML, JavaScript and APIs.
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Sandro Shubladze, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
This programming language is proceeded by HTML/CSS, Python, SQL, and TypeScript, who together form the top five programming languages for developers in 2024.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
There's a basic editor for creating attractive storefronts and a full HTML editor for more control over site design.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 22 Oct. 2024
Customizing a theme using the drag-and-drop editor and tweaking the HTML/CSS through a text editor is simple.
—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
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Sandro Shubladze, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
This programming language is proceeded by HTML/CSS, Python, SQL, and TypeScript, who together form the top five programming languages for developers in 2024.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
There's a basic editor for creating attractive storefronts and a full HTML editor for more control over site design.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 22 Oct. 2024
Customizing a theme using the drag-and-drop editor and tweaking the HTML/CSS through a text editor is simple.
—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
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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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