GLOSSARY
Glossary
This page covers common technical terms you will see in EZGenerator and this reference manual.
| Term | Description | |
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| B | Bookmark | A Bookmark marks a specific position inside a page and gives it a unique name. Linking to a bookmark from the same or another page will cause the browser to automatically scroll to the bookmark location. |
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| D | Database |
A collection of data edited and recalled by special pages in EZGenerator. EZGenerator uses MySQL or flat files (text) databases to store data in dynamic/interactive pages such as the Blog, Shop, Calendar, etc. |
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| F | Field | A field is a single category of information in a database. E.g. Price, Number of sales e.t.c. Records can have their own value for each field in the database. |
| Flash Object | Flash is a multimedia technology from Macromedia allowing complex interactive animations and applications in web sites. EZGenerator can not create Flash objects, but you can integrate existing Flash objects seamlessly in your web site. See FlashObject. | |
| Frame | 1. A Web Frame is a section in a web site containing a single document (web page). For example, the standard EZGenerator sites contain navigation frame, header frame and main framedisplaying the actual page contents. 2. Framed Table is a table with graphical borders and title bar. |
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| H | HTML | HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is the raw descriptive language used to create web pages. With EZGenerator, you don't need to know how to write HTML as it is automatically generated from the WYSIWYG editing process. However, experts can still enter HTML code where needed, using the dedicated Insert HTML function. |
| Hyperlink | Hyperlink is a link to another web page or media item such as a picture or download file. You can also link to an e-mail address which will open the visitor's e-mail client with the linked e-mail address. | |
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| J | JavaScript | JavaScript is a language supported by most browsers and it allows interactive or dynamic elements in web sites. EZGenerator uses JavaScript for some of its native functions, and also allows experts to write their own JavaScript code when needed. |
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| L | Link | See Hyperlink. |
| M | Macros | Macros are small snippets of simple executable code you can insert in your pages to instruct EZGenerator to insert specific content or database values. For more information, see Macros. |
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| P | Project | Each project holds one site with user profile information, databases, pages etc. |
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| R | Record |
Record is a set of data, a single "item" belonging to a database. For example a shop item (Red Shoes) can be the record then stock, price, number of sales would be data Fields. |
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| W | Web Page | Web Page is a single document inside a web site. |
| Web Site | Web Site is the set of web pages, files and documents which form a single linked structure. | |
| Web Template | The Web Template is the complete set of rules, images and styles used to form the general look & layout of your EZGenerator web site. See Web Template. | |
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