"cascading style sheet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cascading style sheets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=cascading style sheet}} cascading style sheet (plural cascading style sheets)
  1. (web design) A stylesheet in Cascading Style Sheets format. Categories (topical): Web design Synonyms: CSS, Cascading Style Sheet
    Sense id: en-cascading_style_sheet-en-noun-Kw-etq7y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, web-design

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