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Stylesheet

Meaning in web development, with examples

/ˈstaɪlʃiːt/nounCore term

In web development, stylesheet means: A file or block of CSS rules that describes how a page should look; most sites link to one or more external .css files.

In Turkish: stil dosyası, stil sayfası, CSS dosyası

How it is used

You link, load or import a stylesheet, usually with a <link> tag in the head. Browsers also have their own default (user agent) stylesheets, which is why projects often add a reset or normalize file.

Example sentences

  1. The page looks unstyled because the stylesheet returns a 404.

  2. Load the print stylesheet only when the user prints the page.

Common collocations

  • link a stylesheet
  • external stylesheet
  • global stylesheet
  • print stylesheet
  • CSSCascading Style Sheets: the language that controls how HTML looks, including colors, fonts, spacing, layout and animations.
  • selectorThe part of a CSS rule that says which elements the styles apply to, for example p, .button or #header.
  • propertyIn CSS, the name of a style feature you set, such as color, margin or display, which is always paired with a value.
  • HTMLHyperText Markup Language: the standard language for describing the structure and content of a web page, such as headings, paragraphs, links and images.

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