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Form (elements)

A form is a graphical user interface (GUI) that lets Web-site visitors leave their mark via enter-text-here fields, buttons, checkboxes, pulldown menus, and scrolling lists. Once users feel they've said their fill, they finally submit the form. Then the contents of their form are sent to the site's Web server for processing via a CGI program, which can store the submitted data in a database or use it to do things like sending a "hey, thanks" email or performing a search for requested info.

Related Terms: GUI, CGI, email

   
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ASCII
Attachment
Avatar
Bandwidth
Browser
CGI
Chat, Chat Room
Client/Server
Code
Compress(ion)
Cookies
Crash, Freeze
Cursor
dhtml (Dynamic html)
Domain Name
Download, Upload
Email
Error Codes
Ethernet
Filter (email)
Form (elements)
Frames
FTP

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