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An algorithm is a self-contained series of instructions to perform a function.
The CSS align-content property sets the distribution of space between and around content items along a flexbox's cross axis, or a grid or block-level element's block axis.
The CSS align-items property sets the align-self value on all direct children as a group.
The align-self CSS property overrides a grid or flex item's align-items value.
The alignment-baseline CSS property specifies the specific baseline used to align the box's text and inline-level contents.
In CSS box alignment the alignment subject is the thing (or things) being aligned within the alignment container by the property.
The all CSS shorthand property resets all of an element's properties except unicode-bidi, direction, and CSS Custom Properties.
A configured period during which late events may still update an event-time window after normal completion.
The alpha channel specifies the opacity of a color.
Amazon S3 stores objects in buckets with access policies and API-based operations.
Implicit environmental permission that code can use without receiving task-specific authority explicitly.
The anchor-name CSS property enables defining an element as an anchor element by giving it one or more identifying anchor names.
The anchor-scope CSS property can be used to limit the scope in which a positioned element can be associated with anchor elements to a particular subtree.
The animation CSS shorthand property applies an animation between styles.
The animation-composition CSS property specifies the composite operation to use when multiple animations affect the same property simultaneously.
The animation-delay CSS property specifies the amount of time to wait from applying the animation to an element before beginning to perform the animation.
The animation-direction CSS property sets whether an animation should play forward, backward, or alternate back and forth between playing the sequence forward and backward.
The animation-duration CSS property sets the length of time that an animation takes to complete one cycle.
The animation-fill-mode CSS property sets how a CSS animation applies styles to its target before and after its execution.
The animation-iteration-count CSS property sets the number of times an animation sequence should be played before stopping.
The animation-name CSS property specifies the names of one or more @keyframes at-rules that describe the animation to apply to an element.
The animation-play-state CSS property sets whether an animation is running or paused.
The animation-range CSS shorthand property is used to set the start and end of an animation's attachment range along its timeline, i.e., where along the timeline an animation will start and end.
The animation-range-end CSS property sets the point on the timeline where an animation should end.
The animation-range-start CSS property sets the point on the timeline where an animation should start.
The animation-timeline CSS property specifies the timeline used to control the progress of a CSS animation.
The animation-timing-function CSS property sets how an animation progresses through the duration of each cycle.
A background process that detects and repairs differences between replicas by exchanging divergent or missing data.
antispambot(): Obscures email addresses in HTML to prevent spam bots from harvesting them.
An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of features and rules that exist inside a software program (the application) enabling interaction with it through software - as opposed to a human user interface.
The appearance CSS property specifies the rendered appearance of replaced UI widget elements such as form controls.
Application context refers to the top-level browsing context of a web application.
apply_filters(): Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
apply_filters_deprecated(): Fires functions attached to a deprecated filter hook.
apply_filters_ref_array(): Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook, specifying arguments in an array.
Arguments are values (primitive or object) passed as input to a function.
ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) is a W3C specification developed by WAI to make Web content and Web applications more accessible to people with disabilities.
.arpa (address and routing parameter area) is a top-level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS) used for Internet infrastructure purposes, especially reverse DNS lookup (i.e., find the domain name for a given IP address).
The ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork) was an early computer network, constructed in 1969 as a robust medium to transmit sensitive military data and to connect leading research groups throughout the United States.
An array is an ordered collection of data (either primitive or object depending upon the language).
Parameters: element1, …, elementN A JavaScript array is initialized with the given elements, except in the case where a single argument is passed to the Array constructor and that argument is a number (see the arrayLength parameter below).
The Array.from() static method creates a new, shallow-copied Array instance from an iterable or array-like object.
The Array.fromAsync() static method creates a new, shallow-copied Array instance from an async iterable, iterable, or array-like object.
The Array.isArray() static method determines whether the passed value is an Array.
The Array.of() static method creates a new Array instance from a variable number of arguments, regardless of number or type of the arguments.
The at() method of Array instances takes an integer value and returns the item at that index, allowing for positive and negative integers.
The concat() method of Array instances is used to merge two or more arrays.
The copyWithin() method of Array instances shallow copies part of this array to another location in the same array and returns this array without modifying its length.
The entries() method of Array instances returns a new array iterator object that contains the key/value pairs for each index in the array.
The every() method of Array instances returns false if it finds an element in the array that does not satisfy the provided testing function.