Section

Updated: 04/26/2017 by Computer Hope

A section may refer to any of the following:

Section of a document

1. In typography, a section is a distinct area of a document that is separated from other areas of the same object. A good example of a section is a chapter, usually distinguished by a title page. Sections may be marked by a solid or dotted line, highlighting, or other means.

2. With HTML (hypertext markup language), a section is an area in the web page containing specific programming, text, or images separated from other areas using certain HTML tags. Common tags used to create sections in a web page are <div>, <frameset>, and <section>. All web pages also have a <header> and <body> tags that are also considered sections.

Div, HTML tag, Programming terms, Section break, Source code