NWG update : Breadcrumb, Rich Internet Application

Two new items have been added to the New Web Glossary.

[tag]Breadrumb[/tag]

Named after the trail of breadcrumbs Hans and Gretel left to find their way back, a breadcrumb or breadcrumb trail is a part of a user interface that shows the path to the current document. Many websites with hierarchical content use this, for instance "Home >> Category >> Article".

[tag]Rich Internet Application[/tag]

Can be abbreviated to RIA. A rich internet application is an application that works inside a browser, yet provides more advanced functionality than the classic webpage paradigm allows. Possible ways to achieve this is by using Flash, AJAX, Microsoft's ActiveX or Java Applets. The first two are the most popular, since general browser support is lacking for the latter two.

[tags]web, internet, glossary[/tags]