Alt attribute

In HTML, an attribute of the img tag that allows persnickety browsers to display text in place of the image, or to indicate the content of the image to the visually impaired and search engine spiders.

In the event that an image displayed on a web page displays text or other information, the Alt attribute should be set with descriptive text so that persnickety browsers, visually impaired people, and search engines can read the description. A lot of SEO spammers get themselves banned from search engines by keyword stuffing their Alt attributes.

Some accessibility nuts like to ruin a webmasters day by insisting that every blasted, non-informative image must have an "Alt tag". Some of us cave in to their nonsense by using NiDE, but the truth is, there is no such thing as an Alt tag. Alt is an attribute of the img tag.

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self-serving

Working to benefit one's self at a time when one should be working to benefit others.

See job security, legislator, lawyer, and conflict of interest.

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c2c

Consumer to Consumer. See also, b2b and b2c.

c2c means conducting business between consumers instead of with a business.

Yard sales and eBay auctions are examples of c2c.

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misspelling

The disgustingly proper way to say typo.

See typo for the full definition and examples.

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illegal profession

The correct term for the profession usually euphemized as the legal profession. Applies to attorneys, lawyers, solicitors, counselors, barristers, or what ever other euphemism they come up with for their profession.

The euphemism legal profession is used by members of the illegal profession to distract the public from the conflict of interest that is inherent to their profession due to the fact that most legislators either have already been, or eventually will become, attorneys.

Members of the illegal profession wouldn't need to distract us if they didn't get paid a week's wage for an hour's work.

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slanguage

Slang language. Originally referred to the slang language used by CBers in the 70s.

Slanguage daffynitions can be gnarly, or they can be boge.

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Hammer Lane

The way to Micke Grove from Hwy. 99.

It's not my fault that you've never been to Stockton!

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