pseudoelement

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noun

An object in code that behaves like an HTML element but is not a true element.

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Meanings

nounpseudoelement (plural pseudoelements)

plural pseudoelements

  1. InternetCascading Style SheetscomputingAn object in code that behaves like an HTML element but is not a true element.
  2. In a chemical formula, something that is called by a chemical symbol, but is not an element; e.g. Et may mean ethyl group, or Ph (or Φ) may mean phenyl group. (See "Skeletal formula § Pseudoelement symbols" on Wikipedia.)

Origin

From pseudo- + element.

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APA

pseudoelement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoelement

MLA

“pseudoelement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoelement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoelement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoelement.

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