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Card

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/kɑːrd/nounCommon term

In software engineering, card means: A rectangular container that groups related content about one item, such as a product photo, title and price, and often links to more details.

In Turkish: kart

How it is used

Cards are common in feeds, dashboards and product lists because they fit well into responsive grids. Designers decide whether the whole card is clickable or only a button inside it, and keep card heights consistent.

Example sentences

  1. Each recipe card shows a photo, the cooking time and a save button.

  2. On mobile, the cards stack in a single column.

Common collocations

  • product card
  • card layout
  • clickable card
  • card component
  • componentA reusable, self-contained piece of a user interface, such as a button, modal or product card, with its own markup, styles and logic.
  • gridA set of invisible columns, rows and gaps that designers use to place and align elements consistently across a page or screen.
  • layoutThe way elements are arranged on a page: where columns, menus, images and text sit and how they move when the screen size changes.
  • affordanceA quality of an object or interface element that suggests how it can be used, for example a raised button that looks pressable or a handle that invites pulling.

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