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Viewport
A Viewport is the visible area of a webpage. The viewport for a mobile device will be smaller than a desktop screen, and there is considerable variance within device types as well.
Websites need to be responsive to account for differing viewport sizes to avoid massive visual errors and user frustration, which is why responsive web design is so important.
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User Interface (UI)
User Interface refers to the actual architecture of a site that allows a user to engage with it and navigate it. It is closely related to user experience (UX) but not identical.
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GUI
Graphical User Interface, or GUI, is what allows users to engage with a website intuitively, with visual representations of the underlying coded elements.
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Organic SEO
Organic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) refers to efforts to increase site ranks for search engine queries. Organic traffic to a website is entirely from search engine queries, rather than referral sites or paid ads.
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