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Database Region Wizard A FrontPage wizard that guides an author through creating a connection to a database, forming a database query, and associating a query with one or more form fields on a page. End users browsing the page can then query the database based on parameters they enter in the form.
default image hyperlink In an image map, the hyperlink to follow when a user clicks in an area where there are no hotspots on the image.
definition The HTML style of the second paragraph of a pair of paragraphs composing a definition list entry. The first paragraph in the pair is the term.
definition list A list of alternating term and definition paragraphs. Definition lists are often used to implement dictionaries in FrontPage webs. See also term and definition.
descender The part of a lowercase letter that descends below the main body of the letter; the part of a lowercase letter below the baseline of the letter.
Design-time control An ActiveX control that is used while designing or editing a page. Design-time controls that are installed on the client computer are listed in the FrontPage Editor. See also ActiveX.
desktop component In a Web browser’s desktop, a small screen region that displays summary or update information about a Web site which has been subscribed to as a channel. For example, a desktop component might display a stock ticker, a list of news stories, or a pop-up broadcast message. Desktop components are available only in browsers that support channel definitions, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0.
Discussion Form Handler A FrontPage form handler that allows users to participate in an online discussion. The Discussion Form Handler collects information from a form, formats it into an HTML page, and adds the page to a table of contents and to a text index. In addition, the Discussion Form Handler gathers information from the form and stores it in one of a selection of formats.
discussion group A FrontPage web that supports interactive discussions by users. Users submit topics or responses by entering text in a form. Users can search the group using a search form or access articles using a table of contents.
discussion group folder A folder in a FrontPage web containing all the articles in a discussion group. The name of a discussion group folder begins with an underscore character and is created automatically by FrontPage. Discussion group directories are not normally visible from the FrontPage Explorer. However, they can be searched by a FrontPage Search Form.
Distributed Password Authentication Microsoft `istributed Password Authentication (DPA), which provides an advanced, distributed method of user authentication, allowing for single user logon. DPA support is provided by the Microsoft Membership System and is optimized for the needs of Internet service providers and online services.
domain name See network location.
drop-down menu field A form field that presents a list of selections in drop-down menu style. A drop-down menu form field can be configured to permit the selection of many fields or a single field.
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