"iframe" meaning in English

See iframe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-iframe.wav [US] Forms: iframes [plural]
Etymology: From the name of the HTML element, short for inline frame. Head templates: {{en-noun}} iframe (plural iframes)
  1. (Internet) A section of a web page that can act as the container for a second separate page or resource. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-iframe-en-noun-WS511cMU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for iframe meaning in English (2.1kB)

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