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tableless

tableless

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A website layout that does not use HTML tables
  • adjective
  • Texting
translation icon : sin tablas
  • A tableless website often loads faster and is more accessible for users on different devices.

Examples

  • This design is tableless, which means it relies solely on CSS for structuring instead of HTML tables.

  • Many web developers prefer to create tableless layouts using CSS for better flexibility and performance.

  • This site will not be easily coded in tableless CSS.

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Surface Forms

tableless positive

Morphology

tableless = table (transparent) = table + less

Standard adjective formation 'table' + '-less' meaning 'without tables', which directly describes a layout that does not use HTML tables.

Etymology

Tableless comes from table + -less, where -less means 'without'. On the web, designers once used HTML table pieces like a grid to place content, so a tableless page is one 'without' those tables and uses other ways to arrange the page.