Back to basics: Glossary of design term
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Glossary: H

Hexadecimal
A numbering system which uses a base of 16. The first ten digits are 0-9 and the next six are A-F. Hexadecimal numbers are used to color web pages. For example, the hexadecimal equivalent for the color white is #FFFFFF.

HTML
Abbreviation for Hypertext Markup Language; a cross-platform text-formatting system for creating web pages, including copy, images, sounds, frames, animation and more.

Hue
The actual color of an object. Hue is measured as a location on a color wheel, expressed in degrees. Hue is also understood as the names of specific colors, like blue, red, yellow, etc.

Hyperlink
A hyperlink, more commonly called a link, is an electronic connection between one web page to either (1) other web pages on the same web site, or (2) web pages located on another web site. More specifically, a hyperlink is a connection between one page of a hypertext document to another.

Hypertext
Hypertext is any text that can be chosen by a reader and which causes another document to be retrieved and displayed.

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• Glossary: D
• Glossary: E
• Glossary: F
• Glossary: G
• Glossary: H
• Glossary: I
• Glossary: J
• Glossary: K
• Glossary: L
• Glossary: M
• Glossary: N
• Glossary: O
• Glossary: P
• Glossary: Q
• Glossary: R
• Glossary: S
• Glossary: T
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