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style sheet

style sheet

3 3.7
A file that tells a web page how to look, for example fonts and colors
  • noun
  • /ˈstaɪl ʃiːt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hoja de estilo
  • The web designer created a style sheet to ensure the website had a consistent look across all pages.

Examples

  • Added a printable style sheet to your code because it was missing.

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  • Let me show you where to find the style sheets in your in your installation.

  • So many articles about organizing style sheets and proper code form.

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  • And then you load any style sheets here for application styling.

  • Save/upload your style sheet, then refresh any page on your site.

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  • Also, more configurations can be edited through the CSS style sheet file.

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  • If you have both external CSS style sheets and external JavaScript, even something as simple as making sure the CSS comes first can make a significant difference.

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  • To load a dynamic style sheet into the browser, you follow much the same pattern for doing JSON/P: simply create a new DOM item and inject it.

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  • Developers often use a separate style sheet file to define font sizes, colors, and layouts for easy maintenance.

  • To enhance the user experience, the application included a style sheet that adjusted the display for mobile devices.

Synonyms

stylesheet
vsstyle sheet
  • Texting
17 3.4

A file that gives rules about how writing or webpages should look

is the two word computing form mainly used for web page layout

Antonyms

disorganization
  • US
7 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

How Specific

BEM
  • Specialized
8.9
inline
1 3.9
style sheet
  • Specialized
3 3.7
theme
  • Specialized
122 3.5
skin
  • Specialized
45 5.1

Surface Forms

style sheet singular
style sheets plural

Morphology

style + sheet

The meaning 'a file/document that contains presentation rules' is directly and compositionally derived from 'style' (presentation conventions) + 'sheet' (a sheet/document), i.e. a sheet containing style rules. This compound pattern is common and has clear parallels in many languages (e.g. Spanish hoja de estilo, French feuille de style), so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the meaning.

Etymology

Style sheet in computing comes from the same picture: a single page or file that lists how things should look on a screen. The word style means 'appearance' and sheet means the page or file, so a style sheet is a file of rules that makes web pages use the same fonts, colors and layout.