Glossary of Publishing and Business Terms
There are 59 entries in this glossary.H
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hardware |
The pieces of equipment used by the system. |
| Home page |
A location on the World Wide Web that identifies an individual or organization, generally used to refer to the first screen at a site. A home page welcomes visitors and points them to other information available at the Web site. |
| HTML |
Hypertext markup language is the standard format for documents on the World Wide Web. |
| HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol is used by the World Wide Web for transmitting Web pages and other hypertext-linked files over the Internet. |
| HTTPS |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol with the SSL/TLS protocol to provide encryption and secure (website security testing) identification of the server. HTTPS connections are often used for payment transactions on the World Wide Web and for sensitive transactions in corporate information systems. |
| Hypertext |
Text that has contextual links to other related text. For example, if a document uses a term that is defined or explained in depth somewhere else, a hypertext document would include a link from that term to the related text. |
