Internet Glossary Terms

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Hexadecimal

Abbreviated hex.  The base 16 numbering system that uses the digits 0 to 9, followed by the letters A to F (equivalent to the decimal numbers 10 through 15).  read more

Hits

The number of times your site's server has been hit by a request for a web page or a graphic image. Hits can be very misleading as all the graphics on the page are counted as individual hits and therefore the hit count is higher. A better indicator of page popularity is page views or page impre ... read more

Home page

On the Internet World Wide Web, an initial starting page.  A home page may be related to a single person, a specific subject, or to a corporation, and is a convenient jumping-off point to other pages or resources.  read more

HTTP

Abbreviation for Hypertext Transfer Protocol.  An application layer protocol included with the TCP/IP protocol suite on most operating systems.  Used to transfer HTML documents, files, sound, graphics and anything else linked to the web page.  read more

HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol - Secure)

HTTP Over SSL. Protocol enabling the secured transmission of Web pages.  read more

Hyperlink

An active cross-reference from one resource to another. The cross-reference is called active because it is presented in a medium which allows the reader to follow it, for example by mouse-clicking it. A reader can follow hyperlinks in an HTML document using a Web browser, or navigate through online ... read more

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