Joomla Related

Database

An organised and searchable collection of records that are stored inside a computer. Joomla! is said to be 'database-driven', meaning the actual content (your articles) are stored within the database and retrieved 'on the fly' when a visitor to the site makes a request.  See also: Record.

Database Languages

see also MySQL and SQL

Document Object Model (DOM)

Form of representation of structured documents as an object-oriented model; the official World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standard for representing structured documents in a platform, and language, neutral manner. DOM is also the basis for a wide range of application programming interfaces, some of which are standardized by the W3C. See also DOMIT.

DOMIT

An XML parser for PHP based on the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 specification. It is lightweight, fast, and written purely in PHP. See also DOM.

Dynamic HTML (DHTML)

An extension of HTML, enables, among other things, the inclusion of small animations and dynamic menus in Web pages. DHTML code makes use of style sheets and JavaScript.

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Directory

another name for a folder, a sub-division of a disk drive.

Directory

online directories - organised collections of links. Yahoo and the Open Directory Project DMOZ are probably the two best known examples.