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placeholder

From User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (2002-12-17) | Glossary for this source

A placeholder is content generated by the user agent to replace author-supplied content. A placeholder may be generated as the result of a user preference (e.g., to not render images) or as repair content (e.g., when an image cannot be found). Placeholders can be any type of content, including text, images, and audio cues.
plug-in

From User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (2002-12-17) | Glossary for this source

A plug-in is a program that runs as part of the user agent and that is not part of content. Users generally choose to include or exclude plug-ins from their user agent.
PNG (Portable network graphics)

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

A format for encoding a picture pixel by pixel and sending it over the Net. A recommendation of the W3C, replacing GIF.
PNG datastream

From Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Second Edition) (2003-11-10) | Glossary for this source

result of encoding a PNG image . A PNG datastream consists of a PNG signature followed by a sequence of chunks .
PNG decoder

From Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Second Edition) (2003-11-10) | Glossary for this source

process or device which reconstructs the reference image from a PNG datastream and generates a corresponding delivered image.
PNG editor

From Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Second Edition) (2003-11-10) | Glossary for this source

process or device which creates a modification of an existing PNG datastream , preserving unmodified ancillary information wherever possible, and obeying the chunk ordering rules, even for unknown chunk types.
PNG encoder

From Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Second Edition) (2003-11-10) | Glossary for this source

process or device which constructs a reference image from a source image , and generates a PNG datastream representing the reference image.
PNG file

From Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Second Edition) (2003-11-10) | Glossary for this source

PNG datastream stored as a file.
PNG four-byte signed integer

From Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Second Edition) (2003-11-10) | Glossary for this source

a four-byte signed integer limited to the range -(2 31 -1) to 2 31 -1. The restriction is imposed in order to accommodate languages that have difficulty with the value -2 31 .
PNG four-byte unsigned integer

From Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Second Edition) (2003-11-10) | Glossary for this source

a four-byte unsigned integer limited to the range 0 to 2 31 -1. The restriction is imposed in order to accommodate languages that have difficulty with unsigned four-byte values.
PNG image

From Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Second Edition) (2003-11-10) | Glossary for this source

result of transformations applied by a PNG encoder to a reference image , in preparation for encoding as a PNG datastream , and the result of decoding a PNG datastream.
PNG signature

From Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Second Edition) (2003-11-10) | Glossary for this source

sequence of bytes appearing at the start of every PNG datastream . It differentiates a PNG datastream from other types of datastream and allows early detection of some transmission errors.
point

From Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) Version 2.0 (2001-02-21) | Glossary for this source

Point is often abbreviated `pt'. The value of 1 pt is approximately 1/72 inch. Points are typically used to specify absolute sizes for font-related objects.
point of regard

From User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (2002-12-17) | Glossary for this source

The point of regard is a position in rendered content that the user is presumed to be viewing. The dimensions of the point of regard may vary. For example, it may be a point (e.g., a moment during an audio rendering or a cursor position in a graphical rendering), or a range of text (e.g., focused text), or a two-dimensional area (e.g., content rendered through a two-dimensional graphical viewport). The point of regard is almost always within the viewport, but it may exceed the spatial or temporal dimensions of the viewport (see the definition of rendered content for more information about viewport dimensions). The point of regard may also refer to a particular moment in time for content that changes over time (e.g., an audio-only presentation). User agents may determine the point of regard in a number of ways, including based on viewport position in content, content focus, and selection. The stability of the point of regard is addressed by guideline 5 and checkpoint 9.4.
pointer

From User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (2002-12-17) | Glossary for this source

This input modality label refers to all of the generic input device requirements of this document as well as those specific to the keyboard, except for the requirements of checkpoint 11.4. This label is an indication that these requirements have been satisfied for the pointing device.
pointer

From XPointer Framework (2003-03-25) | Glossary for this source

pointer
A string conforming to this specification. This specification defines the syntax and semantics of pointers.
pointer part

From XPointer Framework (2003-03-25) | Glossary for this source

A portion of a pointer that provides a scheme name and some pointer data that conforms to the definition of that scheme. The XPointer processor evaluates a pointer part to identify zero or more subresources within an XML resource.
pointer part
policy

From The Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) Specification (2002-04-16) | Glossary for this source

A collection of one or more privacy statements together with information asserting the identity, URI, assurances, and dispute resolution procedures of the service covered by the policy.
policy

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

A policy is a constraint on the behavior of agents or person or organization.

policy guard

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

A policy guard is a mechanism that enforces one or more policies. It is deployed on behalf of an owner.


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