Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iframe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: iframe
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A section of a web page that can act as the container for a second separate page or resource.

noun

Alternative form of I-frame.

Example Sentences

"This enabled developers to forego framesets altogether and simply place invisible iframes (through the use of CSS) on a page to enable client-server communication."
"Although you can use standard JavaScript and AJAX in sandboxed iframe pages to your heart's content, the Facebook Platform places restrictions over the amount of scripting capabilities you can add to the more tightly integrated FBML pages."

Etymology

From the name of the HTML element, short for inline frame.

Inflected Forms

iframes (plural)

Questions

What does iframe mean?: A section of a web page that can act as the container for a second separate page or resource.
Where does iframe come from?: From the name of the HTML element, short for inline frame.

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