Design / Layout terms?

so what do you describe things as?

[autocrat]

There seems to be a number of arche-typal designs or layouts for web-sites.
I know I have terms for some of these, and I've encoutnered others, (fixed/fluid/elastic etc.).

I was wondering if there is an actually "web-designers glossary" or some such thing for refrence, or if there are commonly acceptable names for differing layouts (position of content objects such as "footer"), and for the affect/behaviour of sites, and even for the graphical/visual design, such as block, projecting, interface.

So if you understand the request, could anyone please point to such as refrence, or even list the names/definition you use to describe such things.

[Corey Bryant]

wikipedia might be one good place to start

-Corey

[tedster]

Here are a couple of terms I use:

inverted L layout (a main menu at the top and sub-menu on the left)
nav section
callout box (borrowed from the print world)
utility menu (navigation for the "extras" such as about, privacy, shipping, contact etc.)
breadcrumb trail (hierarchical navigation -- there is one near the top of the WebmasterWorld pages)

[autocrat]

well thanks for the replies... this is the only site where I got a response!

So, is there really no "pre-defined" terminology thats is considered "constant" or "correct" for the differing elements, positions, placements, behaviours etc. within web-design?

To clarify, I'm looking to see if there are "hard & fast" terms regarding things like....

Fixed/Fluid/Elastic - Width/Height Behaviour

Left/Right/Center - Aligned Page Position

Vertical/Horizontal - Stuctured Nav

Single/Secondary/Tertiary/Split/Drop-down/Fold-out/Concertina - Menu Systems

Block/Interface/Free/Breakout - Design Types

Header/Footer/Nav/Comment/Rate/Poll - Block Elements

etc. etc. etc...... I know that everyone has a name/lable/refrence for this sort of thing.... is there not a sort of "industry standard" for such refrence?
How are our clients meant to know what the hell they are getting, or what it is about a site they like?

Plesae, any and all suggestions welcome;
[ poite ones only, all others on postcard ;) ].