Web Words - A Glossary of Terms

Blog

A type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

Domain Name

A name that identifies your web site to users and which, when they type it in their browser, takes them to your home page.

E-Commerce

Doing direct sales from an internet site.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions. A list of questions and answers that many users have asked or are likely to ask.

Home Page

The first, or primary landing page for a website.

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language. A basic programming language used to build websites.

Navigation

The term used to describe how a visitor moves around a website.

SEO

Search engine optimization, the process of improving ranking in search engine results.

URL

Uniform Resource Locator. The unique text typed into a web browser that takes users to a specific web page.

WAP

Wireless Application Protocol, a secure specification that allows users to access information instantly via handheld wireless devices such as mobile phones, pagers, two-way radios, smartphones and communicators.