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stylesheet

17 3.4
A file that gives rules about how writing or webpages should look
  • noun
  • /ˈstiːlˌaɪt/
  • Texting
translation icon : hoja de estilos
  • The tutorial explained how to use a stylesheet to ensure consistent formatting across all pages of the project.
  • eXtensible stylesheet

Examples

  • He learned how to link a stylesheet to his HTML document, which changed the layout of the website.

  • You would set it up like this in your stylesheet (the font name is only an example):

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  • I placed the stylesheet in its own file and loaded it using a standard <link> tag.

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  • I added the following media queries to my stylesheet:

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  • An easy-to-edit stylesheet makes your life easier with color changes.

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  • The stylesheet for this page has body text defined as "font-family: sans-serif;"

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  • Having a large number of script files or external stylesheets will hold up page loading time as each is executed.

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  • Edit the current stylesheet to meet requirements. 'Stylesheet.css' content should be replaced with a pre-defined stylesheet.

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  • Below is the basic CSS you'll need to add to your WordPress theme's stylesheet (I do hope you're using a child theme!).

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  • To improve the appearance of the webpage, the developer created a custom stylesheet to define the colors and fonts.

Synonyms

style
vsstylesheet
203 3.0

A set of rules for writing and presenting text

is a specific document file that records those rules for presentation
style sheet
vsstylesheet
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A file that tells a web page how to look, for example fonts and colors

is a document or file that sets rules for formatting and appearance

Antonyms

438 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

7 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

How Detailed

design criteria
  • Specialized
1 3.9
stylesheet
  • Texting
17 3.4
style
203 3.0
theme
  • Specialized
122 3.5
notation
13 4.4

Surface Forms

stylesheet singular
stylesheets plural

Morphology

stylesheet = style + sheet (transparent) = style + sheet

The meaning is directly derived from 'style' + 'sheet' (a document about style); the specialized technical use for webpages is predictable from the compound.

Etymology

Stylesheet joins style ('the way something looks') and sheet ('a page or piece of paper'). So a stylesheet is like a sheet that lists the rules of style — a file that tells documents or webpages how they should look.