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Gutters refer to the whitespace between content columns on a webpage.

Client-side is the user-facing part of a web app, responsible for processing user input and displaying content.

"Safe" is a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) method that doesn't modify the server's state or resources.

A method of lowering the file size of your stylesheet(s) by removing all white space from your CSS files.

Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is a standardized network protocol for transmitting real-time multimedia data like audio and video.

A bottom bar is a navigation bar at the bottom of an app or webpage.

A typography element that is used to link to other pages or sections of a webpage.

Decryption is the process of reverting encrypted data to its original format.

A web server is a computer program or hardware device that delivers web content to clients using HTTP. It handles client requests for web pages, images, and videos.

Through the pagination settings, you can preview Collection list pages by choosing the page number from the page dropdown list, or you can switch to the previous or next page using the arrow keys.

A meta title is an HTML element that defines a web page's title and appears in browser tabs and search snippets on search engine results pages (SERPs) as a clickable headline.

A media query is a CSS technique that applies different styles to a website or an app based on the characteristics of the device displaying it, such as screen size, resolution, and browser viewport.

A hit is a request to a web server from a browser for a specific resource.

A dropdown, or dropdown menu, is a pre-built navigation element you can add to almost any part of a website.

Checkboxes are HTML structures that allow visitors to input data.

A website background is a visual element behind webpage content, enhancing aesthetic appeal and user engagement.

A form element that allows site visitors to enter multi-line data.

The amount of times a site visitor submits data using your site's form(s).

An argument is an independent value a function receives to deliver a specific output.

From your Dashboard, you can access, create, and manage all your sites.

To move forward one step while making changes to a Webflow site.

A change that has been made in the Webflow Editor but will not appear on the live website until it’s published. You can track any unpublished changes on the bottom right of the Editor toolbar.

A heading is a text element that provides a title or headline for a section of content on a webpage. These elements guide users and search engines through your content.

A flexbox property that lets you customize the alignment behavior of flex children, based on the main axis of the flex container — that is, whatever you defined as the flex-direction. Options include start, center, end, baseline, and stretch.

The min-height CSS property defines an element’s minimum height.

A bug is an error, fault, or flaw in an application or software that causes the program to behave unexpectedly, often producing inaccurate and invalid output.

The part of a domain that comes before the root domain (e.g., blog.yourwebsite.com is a subdomain whereas yourwebsite.com is the root domain).

A web app that helps you connect multiple third-party services together based on triggers and actions.

A callback function is passed as an argument to another function and executed upon completing the latter’s task.

The first tab in the right-side panel that allows you to assign classes to elements and style them.

Third-party applications that you've given access to your personal and/or website data.

Syntax is the name for the rules specifying a programming language's structure and formatting.

Software as a Service (SaaS) is a cloud-based approach to delivering software on a subscription basis without requiring local installation.

Any element that is further up the element hierarchy of the document tree. For example, the Body element is the ancestor of all elements on the Designer canvas.

A Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tag is a code snippet that defines and describes the structure and content of web pages.

A variable font is a single font file that contains multiple weights, widths, or styles, letting you adjust typography continuously instead of loading a separate file for each variant.

An element that contains content.

A webpage’s accessibility tree indicates which parts of the page are compatible with assistive technologies such as braille displays, screen readers, and voice commands.

Idempotency is a computing principle where multiple applications of a function or operation produce the same result as a single execution.

Return on investment (ROI) is a metric evaluating the profitability or gain of a venture.

A comparison shopping engine (CSE) is a search engine that compares ecommerce pricing, shipping costs, and customer reviews.

NAT (Network Address Translation) is a technique that enables communication between devices with private internet protocol addresses and the public internet.

A feature that allows you to see how your site would be displayed in a browser without needing to publish your site or leave the Designer.

A navigational aid that displays in the bottom of the Webflow Designer to help you keep track of the element you're interacting with in relation to its hierarchy.

To copy an element and its content, styles, and settings.

DHTML, or Dynamic HTML, is a web-development technique combining HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create dynamic, interactive web pages and complex web applications.

An element contained within a parent element that has display: flex set.

Display: none is a CSS property that hides website elements. This code tells the document flow to ignore the element entirely, making it invisible.

.htaccess is a powerful configuration file that allows you to configure and control how your website functions.

Below the fold refers to the lower portion of a webpage that isn’t immediately visible to visitors upon loading until they scroll down.

A grayscale view of your site’s canvas that visually displays each element’s border, margin, and padding when hovered over.

Structured Query Language (SQL) is a programming language that enables storing, retrieving, and manipulating information in a relational database.

A backup is a copy of data stored in an alternate location, including hard drives, cloud servers, or network-attached storage (NAS) servers.

Static content is content that’s not bound to any Collections or dynamic elements.

Traffic, or web traffic, refers to the number of users who visit a website over a period of time.

A parent folder is a directory containing one or more folders and files.

The most flexible display property in CSS is the aptly named display: flex, which allows you to create flexible layouts with elements that you can align and distribute vertically or horizontally.

The spacing between the bottom border of an element and the element(s) below it.

A smoke test, also called build verification testing or confidence testing, is a preliminary examination to determine the basic functionality of a software, website, or application.

Top of the funnel (TOFU) refers to the initial marketing funnel stage where potential customers become aware of a brand’s existence.

Cloneable sites are open source (made available under the CC0 (“no rights reserved”) license). When you enable cloning, you allow any user to copy, modify, and use any part of your site for personal or commercial purposes.Sites with cloning turned off do not give others access to copy your site or open it in the Designer.

The dropdown menu to the right of the Selector field that allows you to access and change the styles of an element when it is hovered, pressed, or focused.

Webflow's visual content editor. You can access it through the Webflow Dashboard by clicking the “3 disclosure dots” on a site thumbnail, then clicking “Editor.” Guest editors can access it anywhere on their live site by adding ?edit after the page URL (e.g., yoursite.com/page/?edit).

CSS filters apply visual effects to HTML elements and their children using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Behavioral targeting is a marketing technique that leverages user data to deliver personalized ads to drive conversions.

A Webflow component you can use to embed HTML to display external content, plugins, or applications.

You can transfer sites from one Workspace to another Workspace.

The perfect Webflow subscription for getting started, giving you access to all Designer features, so you can start building a site right away.

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a web format that automatically distributes frequently updated content to subscribers, eliminating the need for subscribers to check the website manually to stay up to date.

Bad neighborhoods are groups of websites that search engines have downgraded because they violate search engine guidelines.

A visible “Made in Webflow” badge displayed in the bottom right corner of Webflow sites. Webflow branding also appears in the site’s HTML. Learn more about Webflow branding.

Resolution is a metric measuring clarity and detail through the number of pixels displayed on a screen or used to render an image.

A shim is a code snippet enabling modern web features to function within older programming or browsing environments.

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of keys on a computer keyboard that perform a specific action or command within an application or operating system.

The state displayed when a Collection contains no Collection items, which gives you the opportunity to design for a situation where there's no content to display. Check out the Empty States blog for inspiration.

:has() is a CSS selector that styles an element based on its descendants or subsequent siblings.

Utility pages are default, customizable templates for your site’s 404 page, Password page, and Search results page.

A section in the Style panel that houses CSS properties related to how typography is displayed such as font, font size and height, and align.

Bundling, or bundle pricing, is a pricing technique in which retailers sell products together at a lower price than they would be sold at individually.

A unique ID you can use to link your Google Analytics account to your Webflow site.

Empty or void elements are HTML elements that don’t require a closing tag because they contain no content.

Form submission notifications that have no reference to Webflow (e.g., notifications sent from “[email protected]” instead of “[email protected]”).

A browser, or web browser, is a software program that allows users to access, navigate, and interact with websites on the internet.

The American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) is an encoding standard that assigns numerical values to characters and translates them into computer-readable code.

Footer code creates a section at the bottom of every web page that displays important information like disclaimers, copyright or contact information, and links to related documents.

Ciphertext is unreadable, encrypted data that ciphers use for security during data transit.

A widget is an interactive element embedded in a user interface that facilitates specific user actions or displays important information at a glance.

Urgency is a marketing term and psychological trigger that incites potential customers and website visitors to act swiftly.

The fold distinguishes the visible portion of the webpage immediately visible to users without scrolling from the remaining content viewable by scrolling down.

In programming, a deep copy is a replica of an object that doesn’t share the same references as the original. That way, if you make changes to the duplicate, the original stays the same.

A Webflow element that embeds a Twitter Follow or Tweet button into your site.

The "height: auto" CSS property automatically adjusts an element’s height based on its content.

The Designer automatically saves your progress every 10 seconds.

The inside spacing between the top border of an element and the elements inside it.

A plain text field is an input field for short-form text without formatting or styling.

A bounding box is a rectangular border around a website element (e.g., a heading, paragraph, or image) that appears during the design process.

An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique string of characters identifying devices connected to the internet.

The flex-shrink CSS property defines how much an element shrinks relative to other flexible items inside the same parent element.

Python is a high-level, object-oriented, general-purpose programming language (GPL).

A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a string of characters identifying an online resource.