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aside

aside

1 6.8
A part of a webpage that shows related content beside the main text
  • noun
  • /əˈsaɪd/
  • Texting
translation icon : barra lateral
  • The same is true of minority set-asides and other affirmative-action programs.

Examples

  • It was almost like an aside reading period to read through the book.

  • "We have specific set-asides for military students." He also mentioned that it's a hassle for parents of students from distant parts of the state to travel here to fill out an application.

    Blog text (13)
  • By making use of the Aside Tag, we can place related content so that the search engine can understand it is not the main content.

    Blog text (31)
  • An Aside: Some Thoughts About Awards

    Blog text (32)
  • Misguided content doesn't help your SEO, so you can watch your side content out with the Aside tag.

    Blog text (31)
  • It was just that's how the marriage market worked in Victorian England, you know, like, so that aside takes place in a kind of Victorian England era.

  • If the procurement system is serious about protecting the interests of smaller contractors and new entrants into the field, as its many set-asides for small businesses and other disadvantaged groups attempt to achieve, it is not enough to rely upon a common understanding of the delegations of authority.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The numerous photographs, colorful posters and postcards, reproductions of letters, and frequent sidebar and full-page asides may make this attractive to the MTV generation.

    Academic text (1997)
  • But soon enough the rot set in: the legitimate struggle for civil rights gave way to affirmative action as we now know it, which involves reverse discrimination, race-norming, preferential hiring, and minority set-asides.

    Blog text (8)
  • The article included an aside with comments from the author about her inspiration for the story.

Synonyms

sidebar
vsaside
  • Texting
33 3.5

A side panel on a website or app that shows links and small tools

is used for tangential content in many places beyond a single edge panel

Compounds

1 4.9

Kept in advance for a particular use or person

Surface Forms

aside singular
asides plural

Morphology

aside = side (semi-transparent) = a + side

The HTML5 element name uses the spatial sense ('to the side') applied to webpage layout; it is logically derived but is a technical/web term.

Etymology

The web term aside takes the old idea of a- 'on' and side 'side' and uses it for content placed beside the main text, much like a sidebar; so an aside element holds extra or related material 'to the side' of an article.