Page Layouts and Content Containers Vocabulary

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers concepts related to content containers, floating layouts, and the comparison between fixed and flexible website page layouts.

Content Container

A self-sufficient block of content that spans the full width of a page, useable on more than one page, and scales responsively; according to ia.net, it corresponds to any malleable space where content can be inserted.

Floating Layout

A content container or set of containers removed from the normal flow of the current webpage or content container, allowing it to have a different set of governing properties while remaining part of its parent page.

CSS float property

The specific property used to employ a floating layout within internal site files or through CMS features.

CMS

Stands for Content Management System; a platform where content containers are created revolving around posts (articles) and pages using administrational features.

Screen resolution

A factor considered when choosing layouts because websites must accommodate being viewed on different mediums with various display capabilities.

Browser choice

A consideration in web development to ensure a website can accommodate different existing web browsers used for Internet surfing.

Browser window preferences

A factor acknowledging that not all visitors surf the Internet on a browser window occupying $100\%$ of the viewable space, often preferring windowed browser windows of varying sizes.

Hardware

The physical specifications of a visitor's device that can determine whether a website is heavy to view or accessible.

Fixed Layout

A property of a website to be displayed on a fixed size or resolution, forcing visitors to view a website in a certain, singular way using absolute values.

Absolute values

Specific numerical values, such as $200$, used for the size and resolution of content containers in a fixed layout.

Flexible Layout

A layout style that allows a website to be displayed on varying window sizes and resolutions, using percentage or non-absolute values.

Non-absolute values

Values such as $50\%$ or "medium" used for the size and resolution of content containers to allow adjustment to user preferences or cross-platform compatibility.

White space

The area that must be managed in a fixed layout when viewed on larger resolutions or monitor sizes to keep content static and uniform.

Normal flow

The standard progression of a webpage's layout from which a floating layout is removed.