Web Development Term Definitions
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Caching
Temporarily storing copies of website files so they load faster the next time you visit.
CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)
A law that gives California residents control over their personal data collected by websites.
CDN (Content Delivery Network)
A network of servers around the world that stores copies of your website to make it load faster for people everywhere.
CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)
Measures how much a webpage's content jumps around while loading (annoying when you're about to click something and it moves).
CMS (Content Management System)
Software that lets you create and edit website content without coding (WordPress is a popular example).
Cookie
A cookie is a small piece of data that a website stores in a browser to remember information about a user’s visit.
Core Web Vitals
Google's measurements of how fast and smooth a website feels to use.
Crawl/Crawling
When search engines like Google scan through your website to understand what's on it.
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
Code that controls how a website looks (colors, fonts, layouts).