Four web lingo terms explained

When talking to our customers or potential customers about web design we try and keep the techno speak to a minimum. After all they are after an end product and generally it is not helpful to bombard with geek speak. The following phrases come up quite often so here is a brief desciption

HTML - Hyper Text markup Language
The programming language used to create documents for display on the Web.

CSS - Cascading Style Sheets
CSS provides the ability to separate the layout and styles of a web page giving more control on the way a web site can look.

CMS - Content Management System
CMS is a computer application used to create, edit, manage, and publish copy within a web site

SEO - Search Engine Optimization
Creating and improving a website so that it will rank high in the search engines and help potential customers or clients find the website.