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external style sheet

By Jennifer Kyrnin, About.com

Definition: A CSS or cascading style sheets style that is written in an external document and can be referenced by multiple documents.
Pronunciation: Ek stir nal stile shet (noun)
Also Known As: external CSS
external style sheet files
Examples:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css" />

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