Definition: Cascading StyleSheets are used to define the appearance of the web page. The stylesheet defines which fonts should be used, how much space to leave around particular objects on the page, where the objects should be placed on the page, and just about anything else to do with the appearance of the web page. The stylesheet can be modified using Javascript via the Document Object Model.
Cascading StyleSheets
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