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Term
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Definition
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Access key
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A single key on the keyboard that you type in conjunction
with the Alt key or the Control key in order to jump to one of the control
elements on a form.
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Check box
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A control element for specifying an item as either present
or absent.
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Command button
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A button on a field that causes some action via a
server-based script.
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Common Gateway Interface (CGI) script
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A server-based program that can process the information in
a form.
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Control element
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The different parts of a form, such as input boxes,
selection lists, and option buttons.
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Drop down list box
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A method of displaying the choices of a selection list.
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Field
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A control element in which the user can enter information.
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Field set
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A method for organizing option buttons into a group of
fields on a form.
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Field value
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Information entered in a field.
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Form button
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A control element that users click to start processing the
form.
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Get
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A method for submitting form data that appends the data to
the end of the URL specified in the action attribute.
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Group box
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A box around a field set, to set the fields off from other,
unrelated fields.
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Hidden field
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A field on a form that has a predefined values and that is
invisible to the form’s user.
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Input box
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A control element for entering text and numerical data
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Name/value pair
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The name and id of a field, used by a server-side program
for processing form data.
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Option button
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A control element for selecting a single item from a small
group of items.
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Option groups
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A method for organizing values into distinct groups in a
selection list.
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Password field
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An input box in which the characters typed by the user are
displayed as bullets or asterisks.
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Perl
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A programming language used to write CGI scripts.
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Post
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A method for submitting form data that sends the data in a
separate data stream.
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Radio button
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See option button.
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Reset button
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A button on a form that returns the form to its default
values.
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Selection list
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A control element for offering a choice from a long list
of values.
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Submit button
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A button on a form that sends the information in the form
to the server for processing.
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Text area
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A control element that allows users to enter several lines
of text.
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Value
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See field value.
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