ActiveX
ActiveX is a proprietary addon to JavaScript provided by Microsoft in the various versions of Internet Explorer. Its purpose is to allow those companies using IE for their intranet to allow Javascript to access information from the computer itself.
AHAH
AHAH stands for Asynchronous HTML and HTTP. It?s a simplified subset of Ajax, useful for updating text on a web page without page refresh.
Ajax
Ajax stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. It"s a development technique that mixes (X) HTML, JavaScript, CSS, DOM, XML and XSLT to create interactive Web applications.
AJAX Toolkit
AJAX Toolkit is a JavaScript wrapper around the API that allows you to execute any API call and access any object you have permission to view from within JavaScript code.
Apache
Apache is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web.
API
API is an Acronym for Application Program Interface. It?s a public developer interface to a bundle of code libraries, interfaces, and classes designed to support a particular problem domain, e.g. file I/O, e-Mail.
Argument
Argument is a parameter that is passed to a function when it is called. Arguments are specified within parentheses in the function call.
Array
An array is a single programming variable with multiple "compartments". Each compartment can hold a value.
ASP
ASP stands for Active Server Pages ? it?s a Microsoft"s IIS based server side scripting architecture. ASP is a gateway for scripting languages such as VB Script and JScript.
Assignment
Assignment is nothing but setting of a variable to a particular value.
Atlas
Atlas is a code name of a Microsoft tool for Ajax-style development in ASP.NET. Atlas is a set of technologies to add Ajax support to ASP.NET. It comprises a client-side script framework, server controls, and more. Atlas must be installed in Visual Studio .NET or Visual Web Developer Edition.
Attribute
Attribute is a Language constructs designed to add additional information?metadata?to component elements?assemblies, members, modules, parameters, return values, types. Typically, metadata is used by an external tool like a compiler or runtime system.