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Message from discussion Neologism: 'html-junk'?
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Jorn Barger  
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 More options Mar 29 2002, 4:22 am
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From: j...@enteract.com (Jorn Barger)
Date: 29 Mar 2002 01:22:09 -0800
Local: Fri, Mar 29 2002 4:22 am
Subject: Neologism: 'html-junk'?
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Edward Tufte coined the term 'chart junk' to refer to graphic elements
in graphs and charts that _hide_ rather than reveal the important
meaning.

So by analogy, should we call all the crap on webpages (especially
popups and banner ads and irrelevant giant navigation-menus) that
hides the real content, 'html junk'?  Is there a better term already
in use somewhere?

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