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(glos'a-ri) n., a dictionary of technical words for a given work.
Use our glossary to help better understand some of the words used when discussing the various aspects of web development that are not necessarily part of one's common vocabulary.
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End User
The person that a specific application is designed for.
Entry Page
The first page requested (viewed) by a visitor to a specific web site.
Expired Visit Session
If a visitor is logged into a site, but he/she remains idle for a specific amount of time, the recorded session will be terminated.
Flash
Macromedia animation software used to create presentation for the web, and stored in an .swf file. The file is downloaded by the client's browser and runs using a browser plug-in available from Macromedia.
Frames
A frame is a window within an HTML document that displays another HTML document, they should be avoided.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol - simple means of transferring files and performing remote file system operations.
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Header
The section of an HTML document that comes before the HTML body. This information is not displayed openly to the user through the browser (unless the user selects view source). Important elements within the header of an HTML document include the title and meta elements.
Hit
A hit is a request to a web server for a specific file. Hits increase with every file called on a web page, such as images, JavaScript, CSS files, etc. Because of this, hits are not the best way to measure web traffic.
Home Page
The main page of a web site loaded when the domain address is requested. This page usually defaults with the suffix index.html or index.htm.
Host
Any computer that accepts requests for information from other computers and is able to send responses to those requests.
Hostname
The name by which an attached network device is known on a network. The specific IP address or name of a web server. The hostname can always be resolved into a numeric IP address.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language - language that uses various elements to describe web documents for display in a client's web browser. HTTP is the primary way of displaying information on the web.
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol - the primary way to display information on the web. Was originally designed for the purpose of publishing and receiving HTML documents. Simple TCP/IP application protocol implemented to allow the exchange of web documents between clients and hosts on the Internet.
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