Web Definitions
Aabsolute path name -- A detailed and explicit way of locating a file or device on a network by starting with the name of the computer on which the object or file resides, and then listing any intermediary folders or directories, thus ending with the name of the file or object. For example: <http://bton.com/tb17/webdefs.html>.
access number -- The telephone number (usually local) the modem uses to access the Internet.
address -- The location of a computer, file, or other object on a network (as in FTP address).
address book -- A Web browser feature that allows the storing of e-mail addresses.
ADN -- Acronym for Advance Digital Network and usually refers to a 56Kbps leased line.
ADSL -- Acronym for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, a method for moving data over regular telephone lines.
AIR -- Acronym for Area Information Retrieval.
analog -- Information composed of continuous and varying levels of intensity, such as light and sound.
anchor -- A hypertext link created in an HTML document. For example: <A HREF="http://bton.com/tb17/webdefs.html">Web Definitions</A>. See hypertext link.
anonymous FTP -- A common way to connect to a network, access directories, or obtain files. See FTP.
AOL -- Acronym for America Online, a commercial online service.
applet -- A small program that can bee embedded in an HTML document.
API -- Acronym for application programming interface, a way for one application program to make requests of another application program or operating system.
Archie -- An index system that helps find files in thousands of FTP sites.
archive -- To copy a file and store on disk for future use in order to free up disk space.
ARPANET -- Acronym for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network -- the predecessor of the Internet. See Internet.
article -- A document intended to be read online, but may be printed or saved for future use.
ASCII -- Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a standard numeric code system used by computers to recognize text, symbols, and special characters.
asynchronous -- Start-stop data communication via modem where characters do not need to be transmitted constantly. A character is transmitted as a separate unit with its own start bit and one or more stop bits. See synchronous.
attached file -- A file that accompanies an electronic transmission. For example: A previous message is sent with a new e-mail message. See quoting.
attributes -- Conditions or specifications with values. In HTML, tags are sometimes followed by more information; these attributes provide further definition of the component being created by the tags.
.AU -- A sound-file format.
auditorium -- A large chat room that allows hundreds of users to meet in a structured setting.
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