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Meta description

An HTML attribute you can use to give a short description of the contents of a webpage. Search engines often display this in results pages (SERPs).

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Other glossary terms

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Prefetch

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Prefetch is a technique that proactively loads and caches resources to improve website performance and user experience.

Checkout process

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The checkout process in ecommerce is the process that online customers go through to complete a purchase.

Editor toolbar

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The toolbar that appears at the bottom of the Editor. From here, you can access the various Editor panels to manage page settings, dynamic content, forms, and your Editor account. You can also see and publish the changes you make through the Editor.

Forms section

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A section of the Add panel that houses form elements like inputs, checkboxes, and radio buttons.

Fold

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The fold distinguishes the visible portion of the webpage immediately visible to users without scrolling from the remaining content viewable by scrolling down.

Flexbox

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Flexbox is a CSS layout mechanism that offers precise alignment and stacking control for the content inside an element.
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