Real-life object names used in web development

Having a good visual name makes it easy to describe things among a group rather than providing a long explanation. Several real-life object names & new expressive words have made it to the web development lingo -

Hamburger Menu refers to the three-lined symbol icon on most mobile sites which readers can click to see more content.

Jumbotron is a large-screen television. For web developers using Bootstrap (a popular framework for developing responsive, mobile-first websites), it is the visual component to showcase key content on a site in the upper fold.

A Chevron menu is used in wizard-style applications

Breadcrumbs help users to keep track of their locations within programs or documents. Taking a leaf from the popular fairytale where Hansel and Gretel leave a trail of breadcrumbs, web designers use breadcrumbs or breadcrumb trail as a navigation aid for users.


Throbber is the name for the animated image that you see in most AJAX based websites to indicate progress


A Hero image is a term used in web design for a a large banner image, prominently placed on a web page, generally in the front and center. The hero image is often the first visual a visitor encounters on the site and its purpose is to present an overview of the site's most important content.

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