 
HTML
| WWW:- |
World
Wide Web |
| SGML:- |
Standard
Generalized Markup Language--a standard for describing markup
languages
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| DTD:- |
Document
Type Definition--this is the formal specification of a markup
language, written using SGML
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| HTML:- |
Hyper
Text Markup Language--HTML is an SGML DTD
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In
practical terms, HTML
is a collection of platform-independent styles (indicated by markup tags)
that define the various components of a World Wide Web document. HTML was
invented by Tim
Berners-Lee while at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics in
Geneva.
This primer assumes that
you:
1)
know how to use NCSA
Mosaic or some other Web browser
2)
have a general understanding of how Web servers and client browsers work
3)
have access to a Web server (or that you want to produce HTML documents
for personal use in local-viewing mode)
This guide reflects the
most current specification--HTML
Version 4.0-- plus
some additional features that have been widely and consistently
implemented in browsers. Future versions and new features for HTML are
under development.
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