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In software and web development, deployment is the process of moving code from one environment to another, usually in the form of changes or updates.

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.

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.

Cookies are small text files sent by a website to a user’s web browser that enhance their browsing experience by remembering site preferences and activities.

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

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

Network latency is the time data needs to travel from one point to another, impacting the responsiveness and speed of web applications and services.

A content type (blog posts, recipes, etc.) represented by a group of fields you define. Once created, you can add individual Collection items.

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

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.

Minified code refers to the process of removing unnecessary characters and whitespace from the source code file without affecting its functionality.

Password protection is a security feature restricting certain website areas to authorized users, requiring a secret phrase or key to access them.

The “max-width” CSS property defines an element’s maximum width.

The display: inline-block CSS property defines an element’s appearance and behavior. CSS designers use this code to create website layouts.

A dropdown menu that displays all the selectors that affect a given element.

A certificate authority (CA), also known as a certification authority, issues digital certificates that verify a website’s owner.

A button is an interactive element that facilitates user actions.

An end user is an individual or group who directly interacts with a particular product, service, or user interface (UI), such as a website or application.

A Webflow canvas setting for creating styles that affect viewports with a minimum width of 768px and a maximum width of 990px. Also known as the tablet media query.

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

By default, Collection lists display all items in a Collection, but you can add limits to control the number of Collection items that display.

Flexbox is a CSS layout mechanism that offers precise alignment and stacking control for the content inside an element.

A cryptographic hash function takes an input message of any length, such as a file, message, or password, and uses a mathematical formula to produce a fixed-size output (hash).

A selector identifies and selects specific HTML elements to apply CSS styles to.

The display: inline CSS property is a display option that controls an element’s appearance and layout.

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

Adding a Google site verification meta tag to your website's HTML code allows Google to verify that you own the site.

The “max-height” CSS property defines an element’s maximum height.

The slug that represents the parent folder for your individual Collection item URLs. For example, if you created a Collection called “Blog posts,” the URL would be website.com/blog-posts, while a Collection item URL for a blog post called “Hello world” would be website.com/blog-posts/hello-world.

Domain name forwarding is a process that automatically redirects visitors from your domain name to a different web address.

When someone sends data through one of your site's forms.

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.

Email templates — or pre-designed HTML layouts — ensure consistent branding and visual aesthetic in marketing campaigns.

In cryptography, a cipher is a digital security algorithm that encrypts and decrypts data.

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

A generic element that is typically used to group content, or when no other element is specifically or semantically suitable. Div blocks have no effect on the content or layout until styled with CSS.

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.

Clickjacking is when a malicious actor deceives website visitors into clicking buttons or links hidden in a fake layer to steal sensitive data or install malware.

PNG, short for Portable Network Graphics, is a lossless image format known for its transparency support and quality retention after compression.

A breakpoint, or media query, is the width at which a website’s design and layout adjust to fit screens of different sizes. When designing in Webflow, breakpoints for smaller devices inherit styles from the base — or desktop — breakpoint by default.

The act of updating your live site to reflect new design changes.

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.

Scalable Vector Graphics, or SVG, is a file format for displaying scalable vector graphics on the web.

A valid CSS pseudo-class is a keyword that enables styling HTML elements based on their state or position in the document structure or web page.

Allows you to manage your folders.

A flexbox property that lets you customize the alignment behavior of flex children, based on the cross-axis of the flex container. The cross axis is the opposite of the flex-direction property, so if you set the direction to vertical, the cross axis is horizontal. Options include start, center, end, baseline, and stretch.

BiDi stands for bidirectional. When a document is BiDi, it supports text that reads from right to left and left to right.

A primitive is the simplest JavaScript data type, representing fundamental values that do not encapsulate any object, method, or property.

A plugin, also called an add-on or extension, is a software component that enhances the host or browser or application by adding new features or capabilities to it.

Compiling is the process of converting code from a high-level programming language into a low-level language that computers can understand.

A link block operates much like a div block, an HTML element for grouping and organizing other HTML elements (like text, images, and forms) into block-level containers. But in the case of a link block, what’s inside the block becomes a link.

CRUD stands for Create, Read, Update, and Delete — the four basic operations all software applications should perform.

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

A section in the Add panel that houses typography elements such as headings and paragraphs.

Anti-flicker is a technique that hides content until it's ready to display correctly, preventing visitors from briefly seeing something that's about to change.

Shared Workspace templates are templates made from your own sites. They can help you create sites with similar layouts and increase your efficiency when designing. Your Workspace members will also have access to your shared Workspace template(s).

In coding, a constant is a fixed value that can’t change, no matter where it appears or what the program uses it for.

A tab in the Add panel that houses prebuilt layouts for your Webflow site.

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

You can manage your site pages within Page settings. Here, you can rename, duplicate, delete, or save pages as drafts. You can also set SEO, Open Graph, and site search settings, as well as insert custom code. Additionally, you can set RSS settings for Collection pages.

Email confirmations you receive upon making Webflow payments.

The third tab in the right-side panel where you can rename element classes, preview your class and tag styles, search for classes and tags, and delete any classes that aren’t in use.

Inline style applies CSS to an individual HTML element using the "style" attribute within the HTML tag.

The area where you can manage your profile, email settings, and security settings.

Width defines how wide an element can be. This can be defined in absolute terms (pixels) or relative terms (ems, rems, percentages, viewport-height, or viewport-width).

Character encoding is the process of representing characters (such as “a” or “3”) in a particular way, such as text on a computer screen.

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

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

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.

A 16x16 px image that displays in browser tabs, bookmarks, and other browser areas. It's typically a simplified version of the site's logo.

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 buffer is a temporary storage area that holds data while transferring it between different components or systems.

A Collection list is a Webflow element that lets you dynamically display content from a CMS Collection.

You can transfer sites from one Workspace to another Workspace.

The default UI state for Collection lists, which displays the items in the Collection. It is the opposite of the empty state.

A closing tag is an instructional piece of code that ends a section of page content in HTML.

A breadcrumb, or breadcrumb trail, is a navigational element representing a user’s current location within a website's hierarchical structure.

The type of element you're working with, i.e., H1, link, button, etc.

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

A headless content management system (CMS) separates the front-end presentation layer from the back-end management layer, allowing for more flexible content delivery.

A field label is descriptive text that helps users understand what information to enter in an input field on a web form.

A Webflow canvas setting that lets you create styles for viewports with a minimum width of 240px and a maximum width of 479px. Also known as the mobile portrait media query.

Bottom padding is the space between the bottom of an element and its border.

External links direct users to different websites and impact a site's search engine visibility and rankings.

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.

Custom code that's added just before the closing </head> tag in your site's HTML file. Learn more about custom code in head and body tags.

JSON-LD is a structured data format that describes a page's content in a machine-readable way, helping search engines and AI crawlers understand what's on the page.

Display properties operate like instructions that tell a browser how to display the different parts of a webpage. You can customize an element’s appearance and layout by changing its display property.

A visible "Made in Webflow" badge displayed in the bottom right corner of Webflow sites on Starter plans.

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

Checkboxes are HTML structures that allow visitors to input data.

Pseudocode is a simplified, informal representation of programming code that outlines a program’s structure and logic without strict syntax.

A way for others to test/debug your Webflow site in the Designer without being able to save or make permanent changes.

An XML (Extensible Markup Language) sitemap is a text file that lists a website's pages to help search engines crawl and index them.

A/B testing compares two different versions of something — like a web page or campaign — to determine which performs better.

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is a visual medium that enables visual interaction with software applications or electronic devices through elements like icons, buttons, and menus.

A Domain-Specific Language (DSL) is computer script that solves software problems in a specific domain.

A GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a digital image format that uses multiple frames of an image or soundless video to create a short, looping animation.

Hyperlinks are clickable elements that allow users to navigate between web pages, documents, or other types of digital content.

A navigator, or a navigator window or panel, is a graphical user interface (GUI) that provides an overview of a website's structure and layout.