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The time an event occurred at its source, which may differ from when it reaches a processor.
A processing guarantee that each input contributes once to the explicitly covered state or output despite retries.
excerpt_remove_blocks(): Parses blocks out of a content string, and renders those appropriate for the excerpt.
The Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) is a standard that specifies how metadata about a multimedia file can be embedded within the file.
Expando properties are properties added to DOM nodes with JavaScript, where those properties are not part of the object DOM specification:
explode() — Split a string by a string.
In CSS, the extrinsic size of an element is determined by its layout context, that is, by constraints imposed from outside the element, without regard for its contents.
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In CSS Box Alignment, a fallback alignment is specified in order to deal with cases where the requested alignment cannot be fulfilled.
A falsy (sometimes written falsey) value is a value that is considered false when encountered in a Boolean context.
A favicon (favorite icon) is a tiny icon included along with a website, which is displayed in places like the browser's address bar, page tabs and bookmarks menu.
A feature flag selects whether a code path or capability is enabled for a particular environment or audience.
A federated identity system is one in which an identity provider (IdP) acts as an intermediary between users and relying parties, enabling a user to use a single set of credentials to authenticate with a number of different relying parties.
An increasing ownership token that lets a protected resource reject operations from stale lock holders.
CSP fetch directives are used in a Content-Security-Policy header and control locations from which certain resource types may be loaded.
A fetch metadata request header is an HTTP request header that provides additional information about the context from which the request originated.
fgetcsv() — Gets line from file pointer and parse for CSV fields.
The field-sizing CSS property enables you to control the sizing behavior of elements that are given a default preferred size, such as form control elements.
The File() constructor creates a new File object instance.
The lastModified read-only property of the File interface provides the last modified date of the file as the number of milliseconds since the Unix epoch (January 1, 1970 at midnight).
The readAsArrayBuffer() method of the FileReader interface is used to start reading the contents of a specified Blob or File.
The readAsDataURL() method of the FileReader interface is used to read the contents of the specified Blob or File.
The readAsText() method of the FileReader interface is used to read the contents of the specified Blob or File.
file_get_contents() — Reads entire file into a string.
file_put_contents() — This function is identical to calling fopen, fwrite and fclose successively to write data to a file.
The fill CSS property defines how SVG text content and the interior canvas of SVG shapes are filled or painted.
The fill-opacity CSS property defines the opacity of the painting operation (color, gradient, pattern, etc.) applied to SVG shapes or text content elements to fill the element.
The fill-rule CSS property defines the rule used to determine which parts of the SVG shape's canvas are included inside a shape to be filled.
The filter CSS property applies graphical effects like blur or color shift to an element.
filter_block_content(): Filters and sanitizes block content to remove non-allowable HTML from parsed block attribute values.
filter_block_core_template_part_attributes(): Sanitizes the value of the Template Part block's tagName attribute.
filter_block_kses(): Filters and sanitizes a parsed block to remove non-allowable HTML from block attribute values.
filter_block_kses_value(): Filters and sanitizes a parsed block attribute value to remove non-allowable HTML.
filter_default_metadata(): Filters into default_{$object_type}_metadata and adds in default value.
filter_default_option(): Filters the default value for the option.
Fingerprinting is a practice in which websites identify a particular browser (and by extension, a particular user) by collecting and combining distinguishing features of the browser and underlying operating system.
A firewall is a system that filters network traffic.
A programming language is said to have First-class functions when functions in that language are treated like any other variable.
First Contentful Paint (FCP) is a measure of when the browser renders its first DOM content, providing user feedback that the page is loading.
First CPU Idle measures when a page is minimally interactive, or when the window is quiet enough to handle user input.
First Meaningful Paint (FMP) is the paint after which the biggest above-the-fold layout change has happened and web fonts have loaded.
First Paint is the time between navigation and when the browser first renders pixels to the screen, rendering anything that is visually different from the default background color of the body.
flex is a value of the CSS display property.
The flex-basis CSS property sets the initial main size of a flex item.
The flex-direction CSS property sets how flex items are placed in the flex container defining the main axis and the direction (normal or reversed).
The flex-flow CSS shorthand property specifies the direction of a flex container, as well as its wrapping behavior.
The flex-grow CSS property sets the flex grow factor, which specifies how much of the flex container's positive free space, if any, should be assigned to the flex item's main size.
The flex-shrink CSS property sets the flex shrink factor of a flex item.
The flex-wrap CSS property sets whether flex items are forced onto one line or can wrap onto multiple lines.
Flexbox is the commonly-used name for the CSS flexible box layout module, a layout model for displaying items in a single dimension — as a row or as a column.
A flexbox layout is defined using the flex or inline-flex values of the display property on the parent item.