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Global Internet terms. This glossary is displayed as list blog layout. See blog layout in Joomla glossary.

 

           

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phpBB

phpBB is an Internet forum package in the PHP scripting language. The name "phpBB" is an abbreviation of PHP Bulletin Board. Available under the GNU General Public License, phpBB is free and open-source.Features of phpBB include support for multiple database engines (PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server), flat message structure (as opposed to threaded), hierarchical subforums, topic split/merge/lock, user groups, multiple attachments per post, full-text search, plugins and various notification options (e-mail, Jabber instant messaging, ATOM feeds).

Sass

Sass (short for syntactically awesome style sheets) is a style sheet language initially designed by Hampton Catlin and developed by Natalie Weizenbaum. After its initial versions, Weizenbaum and Chris Eppstein have continued to extend Sass with SassScript, a scripting language used in Sass files.

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Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML-based image format used to display two-dimensional vector graphics.

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Single-page application (SPA)

A Single-Page Application (SPA) is a web application that loads a single HTML page and dynamically updates content as the user interacts with the app. Instead of loading entire new pages from the server, SPAs use JavaScript to rewrite the content of the current page. This approach provides a smoother, faster user experience similar to a desktop or mobile app.

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