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1. Mash-Up

   • two or more data sources combined to make one piece of data
   • some companies that use web mash up are google, amazon, yahoo as well as social netorking sites

2. Iframe

   • a HTML document embedded within another HTML document
   • often used to insert content from another source, such as an advertisement, into a Web page
   • Advantages
     • Frames can also help reduce bandwidth and server load
     • keep one part of the page static whilst changing another part
       • used for navigation menu's
   • Diadvantages
     • Framesets fall apart often
       • common reasons why
         • Visitors arrive via a search engine link
         • user's browser experiences temporary problems handling frames
         • Some browsers do not support frames properly
         • Simple typos
     • Frames often reduce the amount of usable space
     • Frames create problems with printing

3. API

   • means "application program interference"
   • is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications