Posted by Harlan Messinger on 06/01/07 18:00

rf wrote:
> "pheadxdll" <akowald@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1180708127.419234.188120@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>> Here's what I've been wondering:
>>
>> What exactly does the SRC in <img src="w/e"/> stand for?
>
> <quote src='specifications'>
> This attribute specifies the location of the image resource...
> </quote>
>
> Since the specifications don't actually specify what src means we can only
> assume it means whatever we want it to mean but my money is on "source".

We can assume it was chosen as an abbreviation for something meaningful,
and that seems to be the most likely candidate.
> Then again what does <span> mean? Nothing to do with bridges over rapidly
> running rivers.

The meaning of "span" wasn't that specific even before HTML.

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