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WAN (Wide Area Network)
Any network spread over a large geographical area, such as
a country or continent. With respect to the ADSL Barricade,
WAN refers to the Internet.
Web browser
A software program that uses Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
(HTTP) to download information from (and upload to) web sites,
and displays the information, which may consist of text, graphic
images, audio, or video, to the user. Web browsers use
Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Popular web browsers
include Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
See also HTTP, web site, WWW.
Web page
A web site file typically containing text, graphics and hyperlinks
(cross-references) to the other pages on that web site, as well as
to pages on other web sites. When a user accesses a web site,
the first page that is displayed is called the Home page.
See also hyperlink, web site.
Web site
A computer on the Internet that distributes information to
(and gets information from) remote users through web browsers.
A web site typically consists of web pages that contain text,
graphics, and hyperlinks. See also hyperlink, web page.
WWW (World Wide Web)
Also called (the) Web. Collective term for all web sites anywhere
in the world that can be accessed via the Internet.