Database

An organized collection of records that you can search, sort, and analyze rapidly. Joomla! is database-driven software, which means you can add, edit, or delete content that is stored in the Joomla! database. See also: Record.

Document Object Model (DOM)

Form of representation of structured documents as an object-oriented model; the official World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standard for representing structured documents in a platform, and language, neutral manner. DOM is also the basis for a wide range of application programming interfaces, some of which are standardized by the W3C. See also DOMIT.

DOMIT

An XML parser for PHP based on the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 specification. It is lightweight, fast, and written purely in PHP. See also DOM.

Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language (DHTML)

An extension of HTML, enables, among other things, the inclusion of small animations and dynamic menus in Web pages. DHTML code makes use of style sheets and JavaScript.