Web Terminology Glossary
- Hacker
- A computer expert. A hacker is generally thought to be a computer criminal, however in many computer subcultures a hacker is any kind of expert who has very detailed knowledge or cleverly circumvents limits.
- Home Page
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- The page that opens when you start your browser. You can use the Preferences dialog box to change your home page.
- The main page of a Web site.
- Host
- See Server
- HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
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(Hypertext Markup Language) The language used to format documents for viewing with a browser on the user's machine or on a network, including the World Wide Web. HTML tells browsers how to display type and images to the user and describes responses to user actions such as activation of a link by a mouse click.
Related Terms: XHTML (eXtensible HypertText Markup Language), Hypertext, Hypermedia, Hyperlink, DHTML (Dynamic HyperText Markup Language), CSS (Cascading Style Sheet), HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
- HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
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HyperText Transport Protocol) -- The protocol for moving hypertext files across the Internet. Requires a HTTP client program on one end, and an HTTP server program on the other end. HTTP is the most important protocol used in the World Wide Web (WWW).
Related Terms: Protocol, IIS (Internet Information Services), HTML (HyperText Markup Language), Apache
- Hyperlink
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Connection between one piece of information and another. Hyperlinks to other pages might be graphical images with colored borders or colored text (usually underlined)
Related Terms: Hypertext, Hypermedia, HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
- Hypermedia
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A method of presenting information in discrete units, or nodes, that are connected by hyperlinks. The information may be presented by using a variety of media such as text, graphics, audio, video, animation, image, or executable documentation.
Related Terms: Hypertext, Hyperlink, HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
- Hypertext
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Generally, any text that contains links to other documents - words or phrases in the document that can be chosen by a reader and which cause another document to be retrieved and displayed.
Related Terms: Hypermedia, Hyperlink, HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
