Web Terminology Glossary
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- WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)
- The de facto worldwide standard for providing Internet communications and advanced telephony services on everything from pagers and digital mobile phones, to personal digital assistants and other wireless devices
- Web 2.0
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Web 2.0 describes a transition of the World Wide Web from a system of websites to a second generation platform of social networking sites, communication tools, and web applications. Web 2.0 services may, in the future, replace desktop applications for many purposes.
Related Images: See Web 2.0 website examples
Related Terms: AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), Podcast, RSS (Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary)
- Web Page
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A document, or collection of information, available by way of the World Wide Web. A page may contain text, graphics files, video, and/or sound files.
Related Terms: Web Site, Dreamweaver, Refresh, AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)
- Web Server
- See Server
- Web Site
- A collection of connected web pages on a web server. A web site consists of any number of web pages.
- Webmaster
- System operator for a Web-site server.
- WWW (World Wide Web)
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The system of moving through the Internet by using hyperlinks. Documents are formatted by using the hypertext markup language (HTML). These documents are on web servers that use the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to deliver the web pages.
Related Terms: Internet
- WYSIWYG (What You See I What You Get)
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An file editing interface in which the appearance of the file being edited is an accurate representation of the end result.
Related Terms: Dreamweaver
