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GET Request

A GET request is one of the fundamental HTTP verbs.

Graphical User Interface

A graphical user interface (or GUI) is an interface to a program built with images, words and symbols.

Hash

The common name for an associative array. A named collection of key/value pairs.

Hello World Program

A Hello World program is a small program that simply prints something (usually "Hello world!") to the screen.

Hidden ID Field

A hidden unique ID field in an HTML form to protect against Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities.

HTML Tag

Symbols used to define the structure and format of an HTML document.

HTML

The Hypertext Markup Language.

Idempotence

An idempotent HTTP request is one that does not alter the state of a web application.

IFRAME Element

An IFRAME element is an HTML element that embeds another document inside the current document.

IMG Tag

The IMG tag places an image in an HTML document.

Index Operator

An operator used to retrieve individual elements from a collection of elements, such as a hash or array.

Input/Output

Input/Output (commonly referred to as i/o or IO) is the data being input into the program (from file, network or keyboard) and the output generated by the program (written to file, network or screen).

Javascript

A client-side scripting language used in web browsers.

Key/Value Pairs

Any value associated with a key identifying it.

Literal

A literal is an object that can be constructed using special syntax.
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