box model

English

Etymology

So called because the padding, border, and margin can be visualised as three levels of boxes surrounding an element.

Noun

box model (plural box models)

  1. (Internet) The set of CSS rules that govern the size, shape, spacing, borders, and margins of web page elements.
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