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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Internet | a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide. |
| Network | any net like combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like. |
| Internet backbone | High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. |
| Internet service provider | a company that offers access to the Internet and to e-mail, usually for a monthly fee. |
| World wide web | a system of extensively interlinked hypertext documents: a branch of the Internet. |
| Hypertext transfer protocol | The client-server TCP/IP protocol used on the World-Wide Web for the exchange of HTML documents. It conventionally uses port 80. |
| Web pages | a single, usually hypertext document on the World Wide Web that can incorporate text, graphics, sounds, etc. |
| Web site / Internet site | a connected group of pages on the World Wide Web regarded as a single entity, usually maintained by one person or organization and devoted to a single topic or several closely related topics. |
| Home page | the initial page of a site on the World Wide Web. |
| Web sever / web host | a remote computer or a computer program that delivers Web pages to a user's computer, or a client, upon request from a web browser. |
| Publishing | the activities or business of a publisher, especially of books or periodicals. |
| Intranet | a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet. |
| Extra net | an intranet that is partially accessible to authorized persons outside of a company or organization. |
| e-commerce | business that is transacted by transferring data electronically, especially over the Internet. |
| web browser / browser | a software program that allows the user to find and read encoded documents in a form suitable for display, especially such a program for use on the World Wide Web. |
| uniform resource locator | Uniform Resource Locator: a protocol for specifying addresses on the Internet. |
| hyperlink / link | to create hyperlinks in or to. |
| tags | a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label |
| markup | the amount added by a seller to the cost of a commodity to cover expenses and profit in fixing the selling price. |
| platform independent | a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area. |
| cascading styles sheets | An extension to HTML to allow styles, e.g. colour, font, size to be specified for certain elements of a hypertext document. |
| style | particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character |
| style sheet | a listing of the rules of usage in style employed by a publishing house or in a publishing project. Compare style book. |
| text editor | a program for editing stored documents, performing such functions as adding, deleting, or moving text. |
| WYSIWYG editor |
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