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Iframe (Inline Frame)

An iframe (short for inline frame) is an hypertext markup language (HTML) is a web application framework that allows developers to insert one HTML document into another. In the web development industry, iframes are often used to embed multimedia content, advertisements, and social media posts into a webpage. Iframes can be inserted anywhere in a web page layout and run without requiring a website user to reload the web page. Advertisers often use iframes to efficiently place advertisement videos on popular web pages to catch the attention of their target audience.

What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Iframe (Inline Frame)

Small web development organizations often use iframes to create engaging websites for other companies. Inline frames enable web developers to include demo videos, social media posts, and other engaging multimedia elements to websites during the website development process.

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