Internet Terms & Definitions

 

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Web page
A document on the Web that can be displayed by your Web browser.

Web site
A particular "place," or set of pages, on the Web. A homepage is the top page, or main page, of a Web site.

webspace
The amount of space, measured in megabytes, allocated to a Web site.
winsock
The standard programs used to connect to the Internet and other networks by Microsoft Windows computers.

World Wide Web
Also WWW, or Web for short. The part of the Internet that allows you to navigate through all kinds of graphical information.

WYSIWYG
This odd-looking term is an acronym for "what you see is what you get," and refers to certain HTML editors or text editors that (to varying degrees) allow you to create a Web page without using HTML tags. You design the page so that "What You See" in your HTML editor window "Is What You Get" on your Web page.