Possession Studios™ Internet Glossary


Welcome to our Internet Glossary. This glossary of internet related terms was created to help our customer better understand the online world. Feel free to send us additions, correction and so on. We want to make the glossary as useable to everyone as possible.

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Web Browser
A web browser is a client program used to view, search for and send/receive files on the Internet, including text files, graphics and other information. Commonly used web browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
Web Design
See Possession Studios.
Web Server
A web server is a software program that runs on a computer connected to the Internet. These computers, or servers, are configured to answer requests for web sites by serving up the files that comprise a web site to the computer that is requesting them, typically via a web browser.
Web Servers
A web server is a software program that runs on a computer connected to the Internet. These computers, or servers, are configured to answer requests for web sites by serving up the files that comprise a web site to the computer that is requesting them, typically via a web browser.
Web Site
A web site is one or more files contained on a web server, or a directory of a web server, that can contain information in the form of text, graphics, etc. and can be accessed by typing a URL into a web browser.
WebDNA
The programming language used by server application of SmithMicro Software.
Webmaster
A Webmaster is generally considered to be the individual responsible for creating and maintaining a web site. Webmasters are often involved in designing the site, developing content and assisting in the domain name reginregistration process.
WHOIS
A WHOIS database is a database that is maintained by a registrar, containing information about the domain names that have been registered through that particular registrar. The information provided by a WHOIS database includes the organization, the name, email address, phone numbers and fax numbers for various contacts associated with the domain name. Every domain name registrar is required to create and maintain a WHOIS database for all domain names registered through their company.
www (World Wide Web)
The abbreviation "www" stands for World Wide Web. The World Wide Web is generally considered to be the group of interInternet users and servers that use hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) to send and receive information over the Internet.
 
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