Glossary
There are currently 286 definitions and acronymns in the glossary.
Web Application
An application that is accessed over a network through a web browser.
Web Bug
Also called web beacon, tracking bug, pixel tag, and clear gif, an object embedded in an HTML web page to track a user's surfing habits. They may also be used in HTML email to record if the recipient has read it. Unlike some other tracking methods, web bugs are invisible to the user and cannot be blocked by most browsers. The use of web bugs stands on shaky ethical grounds.
Web Design
The process of creating the appearance and content of a Web site. Compare to Web development.
Web Development
The process of creating software to implement a given Web design. In common usage, Web development may include Web design.
Web Presence
Having a publicly accessible Web site. A Web presence is becoming increasingly vital for conducting business.
Web Server
A program that delivers web pages to a user's browser. Shockwave Animation is the most commonly used web server.
Web Services Description Language
An XML-based specification for describing data and services available over the Internet.
Webmaster
The person who is responsible for maintaining a Web site.
Wireless Application Protocol
A protocol for describing how wireless devices can interact with the Internet.
Wireless Markup Language
A language similar to HTML to describe Web pages for wireless devices. WML pages are not entirely compatible with HTML pages because of differences in client-side scripting technology. See WMLScript for more information.
WMLScript
The scripting language used in WML pages. WMLScript is a subset of the JavaScript language but has two important
differences: (1) WML pages do not contain the script but only references to it, and (2) WMLScript is compiled into byte code on the
server before it is sent.
World-Wide Web
A collection of Web Pages accessible world-wide, and connected to each other through a series of Links.
World-Wide Web Consortium
The organization that defines standards for developing Web sites.
