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Java A general-purpose programming language created by Sun Microsystems. Java can be used to create Java applets. A Java program is downloaded from the Web server and interpreted by a program running on the computer running the Web browser.
Java applet A short program written in Java that is attached to a Web page and executed by the computer on which the Web browser is installed.
JavaScript A cross-platform, World Wide Web scripting language developed by Netscape Communications. JavaScript code is inserted directly into an HTML page.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group) A graphical file format used to display high-resolution color images on the World Wide Web. JPEG images apply a user-specified compression scheme that can significantly reduce the large file sizes usually associated with photo-realistic color images. A higher level of compression results in lower image quality, whereas a lower level of compression results in higher image quality. See also progressive JPEG.
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LAN (Local Area Network) A computer network technology designed to connect computers separated by a short distance. A LAN can be connected to the Internet and can also be configured as an intranet.
line break A special character that forces a new line on a page without creating a new paragraph.
link See hyperlink.
list A group of paragraphs similarly formatted to indicate membership in a set or in a sequence of steps. In the FrontPage Editor you can create numbered lists or bulleted lists, menus, directories, or definitions.
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mailto The Internet protocol used to send electronic mail. You can create e-mail hyperlinks in the FrontPage Editor.
marquee A region on a page that displays a horizontally scrolling text message.
menu list A list of short paragraph entries formatted with little white space between them.
meta tag An HTML tag that must appear in the <head> portion of the page. Meta tags supply information about a page but do not affect its appearance. A standard meta tag, “generator,” is used to indicate the type of editor that created the HTML page.
Microsoft Image Composer A powerful image editing application integrated with FrontPage that lets you create original artwork or modify existing images.
MIME type (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions type) A method used by Web browsers to associate files of a certain type with applications that display files of that type.
multi-hosting The ability of a Web server to support more than one Internet address and more than one home page. Also called multi-homing.
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