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Development and code #

i18n

Abbreviation for internationalization: preparing software to support multiple languages, formats and regional conventions.

Also searched as : internationalisation
Hosting and infrastructure #

IaaS

Infrastructure as a Service: on-demand provision of resources such as virtual machines, storage and networking.

Also searched as : infrastructure as a service
Web fundamentals #

ICANN

International organization coordinating the domain-name system and certain unique Internet identifiers.

Also searched as : domain dns governance
Design, UX and accessibility #

Icon

Compact graphic symbol used to represent an action, function, state or category.

Also searched as : icon pictogramme
Development and code #

IDE

Integrated Development Environment: software combining code editing, execution, debugging and development tools.

Also searched as : environnement développement
Development and code #

iframe

HTML element embedding another page or application inside the current document.

Also searched as : inline frame embed
Design, UX and accessibility #

Image optimization

Optimization of an image’s format, dimensions, compression and loading to preserve quality and speed.

Also searched as : optimisation image webp avif
Data and measurement #

Impression

Count of a potential display of a result, advertisement or content according to the platform’s rules.

Also searched as : ad impression search
Marketing and acquisition #

Inbound marketing

Approach attracting prospects through useful content and services before guiding them toward a commercial relationship.

Also searched as : marketing entrant
SEO, search and visibility #

Index

Organized database in which a search engine stores information understood about resources it may present.

Also searched as : search index
SEO, search and visibility #

Indexing

Process by which a search engine analyzes a resource and decides to add, update or exclude it from its index.

Also searched as : indexing
SEO, search and visibility #

IndexNow

Protocol for quickly notifying participating search engines that a URL was added, changed or removed.

Also searched as : bing indexing protocol
Design, UX and accessibility #

Information architecture

Organization of content, categories, labels and navigation paths so information is easy to find and understand.

Also searched as : architecture information arborescence
Design, UX and accessibility #

INP

Interaction to Next Paint: Core Web Vitals metric assessing a page’s overall responsiveness to interactions.

Also searched as : interaction next paint
Web fundamentals #

Internet of Things

Network of connected physical objects able to collect, exchange or process data.

Also searched as : iot objets connectés
Hosting and infrastructure #

IP address

Numerical identifier assigned to a device or server on a network using the Internet Protocol.

Also searched as : ip address ipv4 ipv6
Development and code #

ISR

Incremental Static Regeneration: progressive updating of static pages without rebuilding the entire site for every change.

Also searched as : incremental static regeneration
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