Well an HTML page is laid out like a tree.
/*
HEAD
|
BODY
\
DIV <-- SPAN's parent node
\
SPAN
/ \
A IMG <-- SPAN's child nodes
Each point in the tree is called a Node. The Node directly above another in the tree is its parent (just like a family tree). Any node directly below another is a child
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Code Monkey
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