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`Microsoft Computer Dictionary. -- 4th ed.
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`Previous eds. published under title: Microsoft Press computer
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`ISBN 0-7356-0615-3
`1. Computers Dictionaries. 2. Microcomputers Dictionaries.
`I. Microsoft Press computer dictionary.
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`web
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`Web site
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`wristwatch but which, unlike those items, is interac-
`tive, responds to commands, and carries out instruc-
`tions. A wearable computer may be used like a
`conventional computer for data collection, storage,
`and retrieval, but without tying the user to a station-
`ary location while operating the computer. The earli-
`est wearable computers were clandestine devices
`used in the mid-1960s to predict the performance of
`roulette wheels. Today, wearable computers are used
`for such applications as inventory and express pack-
`age tracking.
`web n
`A set of interlinked documents in a hypertext
`n. The user enters the web through a home
`syste
`page.
`See also World Wide Web.
`Web n. See World Wide Web.
`Web address n. See URL.
`Web author n. A person who creates content for the
`World Wide Web. A Web author might be a writer
`who produces text for a designer to include in a Web
`page, or such an author might be a Web designer who
`writes the text and also adds graphic elements and
`prepares the HTML code.
`Web-Based Enterprise Management n. See WBEM.
`Web browser n. Software that lets a user view HTML
`documents and access files and software related to
`those documents. Originally developed to allow users
`to view or "browse" documents on the World Wide
`Web, Web browsers can blur the distinction between
`local and remote resources for the user by also pro-
`viding access to documents on a network, an intranet,
`or the local hard drive. Web browser software is built
`on the concept of hyperlinks, which allow users to
`point and click with a mouse in order to jump from
`document to document in whatever order they desire.
`Most Web browsers are also capable of downloading
`and transferring files, providing access to news-
`groups, displaying graphics embedded in the docu-
`ment, playing audio and video files associated with
`the document, and executing small programs, such as
`a applets or ActiveX controls included by pro-
`mers in the documents. Helper applications or
`-ins are required by some Web browsers to ac-
`dish one or more of these tasks. Also called
`ser. See also ActiveX control, helper applica-
`hyperlink, Internet Explorer, Java applet, Lynx,
`Netscape Navigator, plug-in.
`sting n. Popular term for broadcasting informa-
`ria the World Wide Web, using push and pull
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`technologies to move selected information from a
`server to a client. An emergent technology in 1997,
`webcasting was developed to provide users with cus-
`tomized content—for example, sports, news, stocks,
`and weather—that can be updated both regularly and
`automatically. Webcasting gives users the ability to
`specify the type of content they want to see, and it
`gives content providers a means of delivering such
`information directly to the user's desktop. See also
`pull, push (definition 2).
`WebCrawler n. A World Wide Web search engine
`operated by America Online. See also search engine.
`Web development n. The design and coding of World
`Wide Web pages.
`Web directory n. A list of Web sites, giving the URL
`and a description of each. See also URL.
`Web index n. A Web site intended to enable a user to
`locate other resources on the Web. The Web index
`may include a search facility or may merely contain
`individual hyperlinks to the resources indexed.
`Webmaster or webmaster n. A person responsible
`for creating and maintaining a World Wide Web site.
`A Webmaster is often responsible for responding to
`e-mail, ensuring the site is operating properly, creat-
`ing and updating Web pages, and maintaining the
`overall structure and design of the site. Also called
`webmistress, webweaver.
`webmistress n. See webmaster.
`Web page n. A document on the World Wide Web. A
`Web page consists of an HTML file, with associated
`files for graphics and scripts, in a particular directory
`on a particular machine (and thus identifiable by a
`URL). Usually a Web page contains links to other
`Web pages. See also URL.
`Web phone n. See Internet telephone.
`Web rage n. 1. Anger or frustration related to the use
`or operation of the Internet. 2. An intemperate, rude,
`or angry posting on the Internet; a flame. 3. The lat-
`est fad to gain popularity among Web users.
`Web server n. See HTTP server.
`Web site n. A group of related HTML documents and
`associated files, scripts, and databases that is served
`up by an HTTP server on the World Wide Web. The
`HTML documents in a Web site generally cover one
`or more related topics and are interconnected through
`hyperlinks. Most Web sites have a home page as their
`starting point, which frequently functions as a table
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`HTTP Next Generation
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`HTTP Next Generation n. See HTTP-NG.
`HTTP-NG n. Acronym for Hypertext Transfer Proto-
`col Next Generation. A standard under development
`by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for im-
`proving performance and enabling the addition of
`features such as security. Whereas the current version
`of HTTP establishes a connection each time a request
`is made, HTTP-NG will set up one connection
`(which consists of separate channels for control in-
`formation and data) for an entire session between a
`particular client and a particular server.
`HTTPS n. 1. Acronym for Hypertext Transfer Proto-
`col Secure. A variation of HTTP that provides for
`encryption and transmission through a secure port.
`HTTPS was devised by Netscape and allows HTTP
`to run over a security mechanism known as SSL (Se-
`cure Sockets Layer). See also HTTP, SSL. 2. Web
`server software for Windows NT. Developed by the
`European Microsoft Windows NT Academic Centre
`(EMWAC) at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland,
`it offers such features as WAIS search capability. See
`also HTTP server, WAIS.
`HTTP server n. 1. Server software that uses HTTP to
`serve up HTML documents and any associated files
`and scripts when requested by a client, such as a Web
`browser. The connection between client and server is
`usually broken after the requested document or file
`has been served. HTTP servers are used on Web and
`Intranet sites. Also called Web server. See also
`HTML, HTTP, server (definition 2). 2. Any machine
`on which an HTTP server program is running.
`HTTP status codes n. Three-digit codes sent by an
`HTTP server that indicate the results of a request for
`data. Codes beginning with 1 respond to requests that
`the client may not have finished sending; with 2, suc-
`cessful requests; with 3, further action that the client
`must take; with 4, requests that failed because of cli-
`ent error; and with 5, requests that failed because of
`server error. See also 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, HTTP.
`hub n. In a network, a device joining communication
`lines at a central location, providing a common con-
`nection to all devices on the network. The term is an
`analogy to the hub of a wheel. See also active hub,
`switching hub.
`hue n. In the HSB color model, one of the three char-
`acteristics used to describe a color. Hue is the at-
`tribute that most readily distinguishes one color from
`other colors. It depends on the frequency of a light
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`wave in the visible spectrum. See also color
`HSB. Compare brightness, saturation (defini
`Huffman coding n. A method of compressing
`set of data based on the relative frequency n
`dividual elements. The more often a given e]
`such as a letter, occurs, the shorter, in bits, is
`responding code. It was one of the earliest d
`pression codes and, with modifications, rem
`of the most widely used codes for a large va
`message types.
`human engineering n. The designing of mac
`and associated products to suit the needs of
`See also ergonomics.
`human-machine interface n. The boundary
`people make contact with and use machines
`applied to programs and operating systems,
`widely known as the user interface.
`hung adj. See hang.
`hybrid circuit n. A circuit in which fundamt
`different types of components are used to p
`similar functions, such as a stereo amplifier
`both tubes and transistors.
`hybrid computer n. A computer that contaii
`digital and analog circuits.
`hybrid microcircuit n. A microelectronic ci
`combines individual microminiaturized cot
`and integrated components.
`hybrid network n. A network constructed
`topologies, such as ring and star. See also t
`bus network, ring network, star network, Ti
`network.
`HyperCard n. An information-managemen
`tool, designed for the Apple Macintosh, th
`ments many hypertext concepts. A Hyper(
`ment consists of a series of cards, collector
`stack. Each card can contain text, graphic/
`sound, buttons that enable travel from card
`and other controls. Programs and routines
`coded as scripts in an object-oriented lang
`HyperTalk or developed as external code
`(XCMDs and XFCNs). See also hypertext
`oriented programming, XCMD, XFCN.
`hyperlink n. A connection between an eler
`hypertext document, such as a word, plum
`or image, and a different element in the (It
`another document, a file, or a script. The i
`vates the link by clicking on the linked eb
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