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Hidden Input

It does exactly what it sounds like: it allows for an input which is hidden from the user.

Why have hidden input?

The simple answer is

Hidden input is specified via hidden value to type attribute. For example:

   <INPUT type="hidden" name="sendTo" 
          value="dave@cs.cf.ac.uk">



dave@cs.cf.ac.uk