Understanding Web Jargon
March 8, 2008 · Print This Article
Don’t know your HTML from your HTTP? Your cache from your cookies? The web has serious amounts of jargon, and it seems like people come up with new words almost every day. Most of it isn’t especially useful, but there are some words that it’s good to know to help you along on the web. Here are the essentials.
Apache. The most popular web server. It is open source and free for anyone to use.
Blog. A short for ‘weblog’. A web page that is updated like a diary, with the most recent writing first. Usually done using blogging software instead of being maintained by hand…
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