eSource Technology - design Glossary-H
Helper application
In web terms: A program helping the browser to display,
view, or work with files that the browser cannot handle
itself. (See Plug-In).
Hits
The number of times a web object (page or picture) has
been viewed or downloaded. (See also Page Hits).
Home Page
The top-level (main) page of a web site. The
default page displayed when you visit a web site.
Host
See Web Host.
Hosting
See Web Hosting.
Hotlink
See Hyperlink.
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
HTML is the language of the web. HTML
is a set of tags that are used to define the content,
layout and the formatting of the web document. Web browsers
use the HTML tags to define how to display
the text.
Learn more about HTML in our HTML
tutorial
HTML Document
A document written in HTML.
HTML DOM (HTML Document Object
Model)
A programming interface for HTML documents.
Learn more about HTML DOM in our HTML DOM
tutorial
HTML Editor
A software program for editing HTML pages.
With an HTML editor you can add elements like
lists, tables, layout, font size, and colors to a HTML
document like using a word processor. An HTML
editor will display the page being edited exactly the
same way it will be displayed on the web (See WYSIWYG).
HTML Form
A form that passes user input back to the server.
Learn more about HTML forms in our HTML
tutorial
HTML Page
The same as an HTML Document.
HTML Tags
Code to identify the different parts of a document so
that a web browser will know how to display it.
Learn more about HTML tags our HTML
tutorial
HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)
The standard set of rules for sending text files across
the Internet. It requires an HTTP client program
at one end, and an HTTP server program at the
other end.
HTTP Client
A computer program that requests a service from a web
server.
HTTP Server
A computer program providing services from a web server.
HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer
Protocol Secure)
Same as HTTP but provides secure Internet communication
using SSL. (see also SSL)
Hyperlink
A pointer to another document. Most often a pointer
to another
web page. A hyperlink is a synonym for a hotlink
or a link, and sometimes called a hypertext connection
to another document or web page.
Hypermedia
An extension to hypertext to include graphics and audio.
Hypertext
Hypertext is text that is cross-linked to other documents
in such a way that the reader can read related documents
by clicking on a highlighted word or symbol. (see
also hyperlink)
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