Take the tour ×  How does the grid system work for those
websites that expand to the full size of the browser (no matter
how you resize) while working with a base 12 grid system (such
as 960.gs)?  For example, take a look on these websites:  Is
there a technical name for this? Why are there not many websites
like this that take advantage of the full browser size?
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down vote accepted  The term is 'fluid width' site--which is a
layout that stretched to accommodate the browsers. Layouts that
also re-arrange elements based on screen size (in addition to
fluid stretching) is called a 'responsive layout' site.  Reasons
why you may not want a site to stretch the full width:    • it
can be a bit more challenging to design around than a fixed-
width site   • there is a practical limit for things like
readable line-lengths and such.   • There can be a point of
diminishing returns. share|improve this answer add comment
There's different types of full-width la