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=Definition=
A gecko is a small to large Japanese [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko lizard] that is found in warm climates. However, in the Mozilla context Gecko refers to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko_(layout_engine) browser layout engine.]
=What exactly is a layout engine?=
====Layout====
The layout portion is comprised of a set of classes that implement the HTML layout semantics. In other words it translates what the tags mean so that the required actions can be performed to render them properly.
====Style====
The style portion is responsible for the mapping and management of style data (i.e. CSS) onto document content in a given presentation.
An overview of these and the various other components can be found in the [http://www.mozilla.org/newlayout/overview.html Gecko(NGLayout) Project Overview]or in the [http://www.mozilla.org/newlayout/doc/ Layout Engine Technical Documentation]
=Contributors=
*[http://wiki.mozilla.org/Gecko:Home_Page Gecko Home Page]
*[http://www.mozilla.org/newlayout/ Mozilla Layout Engine]
*[http://www.mozilla.org/newlayout/doc/ Layout Engine Technical Documentation]
