Portlet. From Ajax Patterns Evidence: 2/3 Tags: Block Conversation Dialogue Independent Parallel Portal Portlet Diagram: A portal, with some blocks in the middle of a conversation (chess game in progress, form shown, drilldown).
Tracey's interface is dominated by a large block of text showing market quotes for various stocks. Ultimate guide to table UI patterns. Many agree that tables are a phenomenon in user interface design: they are very important parts of user interfaces but often overlooked.
Tables show structured data and their purpose is to make that data readable, scannable and easily comparable. The thing is that in many cases tabular data is obscured. This is why tables have bad reputation and many find them boring. The truth is that the are everything but boring.