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A '''web page''' (or '''webpage''') is a [[World Wide Web|Web]] document that is accessed in a [[web browser]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Web page – definition of web page by The Free Dictionary |url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/web+page |access-date=23 April 2021 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423170632/https://www.thefreedictionary.com/web+page |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[website]] typically consists of many web pages [[hyperlink|linked]] together under a common [[___domain name]]. The term "web page" is therefore a [[metaphor]] of paper pages bound together into a book.

== windutNavigation ==

{{main|Web navigation}}

[[File:Platypus article on Vector 2022.png|thumb|Each article on the [[Wikipedia]] website is a distinct web page. The [[URL]] is visible in the browser's [[address bar]] at the top.]]

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==Elements==

A web page is a [[structured document]]. The core element is a [[text file]] written in the [[HTML|HyperText Markup Language]] (HTML). This specifies the content of the page,<ref name="elems">{{Cite book|last=Flanagan|first=David|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/686709345|title=JavaScript: the definitive guide|date=18 April 2011|publisher=O'Reilly|isbn=978-1-4493-9385-4|___location=Beijing; Farnham|page=1|language=English|oclc=686709345|quote=JavaScript is part of the triad of technologies that all Web developers must learn: HTML to specify the content of web pages, CSS to specify the presentation of web pages, and JavaScript to specify the behavior of web pages.}}</ref> including [[image]]s and [[video]].

[[CSS|Cascading Style Sheets]] (CSS) specify the [[Separation of content and presentation|presentation]] of the page.<ref name="elems"/> CSS rules can be in separate text files or embedded within the HTML file.