CSS

n. Stands for Cascading Style Sheets. This is the code used to decide the layout, colours, and fonts of a website.

n. Abbreviation for Cascading Style Sheets. A style sheet language used to define the visual presentation and layout of HTML documents.

“I need to update the CSS to change the background colour of the website.”

“The developer used advanced CSS Grid techniques to ensure the website remained responsive across various mobile and desktop screen sizes.”

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n. Stands for Content Scramble System. It is a type of protection used on DVDs to stop people from making illegal copies.

n. Abbreviation for Content Scramble System. A digital rights management (DRM) and encryption system designed to prevent the unauthorised duplication of DVD video discs.

“Older DVD players sometimes had trouble reading discs if the CSS was corrupted.”

“The introduction of CSS was intended to provide a robust layer of protection against piracy, though it was eventually bypassed by decryption software.”

Technical

n. Stands for Confederate States Ship. This was the title given to warships used by the South during the American Civil War.

n. Abbreviation for Confederate States Ship. The official designation for commissioned warships operated by the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.

“The CSS Virginia was a famous ironclad ship used in the 1860s.”

“Historians often compare the technological capabilities of the CSS Alabama with its contemporary counterparts in the Union Navy.”

American English · Archaic

n. Stands for Churg-Strauss syndrome. It is a rare condition that causes inflammation in the blood vessels.

n. Abbreviation for Churg-Strauss syndrome. An autoimmune condition characterised by the inflammation of small and medium-sized blood vessels in persons with a history of airway allergic hypersensitivity.

“The patient was diagnosed with CSS after showing symptoms of severe asthma and vessel inflammation.”

“Recent clinical studies have focused on the efficacy of targeted therapies for patients suffering from CSS who do not respond to traditional steroids.”

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