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12,278 PointsWhy are we calling it 'target'?
She said "or in our case, we will use 'target'".
Why though?
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsWhen using the attribute
method, the first argument is the name of the attribute, and "target" is the name of the attribute that will be changed.
Setting the "target" attribute to "_blank
" tells the browser to open the link in a new tab or window, and that's the behavior this code is intended to achieve.
maya sophie
5,754 Pointsis 'target' because you will click random on one of links and target follows your click = I click this link or that link(target = what you click only)...in simple common words:)))