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| html |
abbreviation of "hypertext markup language," a computer language used to create documents on the World Wide Web. |
| hypertext markup language |
a computer language used to create documents on the World Wide Web; html. |
| internet |
the world's largest computer network, which is made of millions of computers that are linked together. Some parts of the internet are the World Wide Web, electronic mail, and chat rooms. |
| URL |
the address of documents on the World Wide Web. "URL" is an abbreviation of "uniform resource locator." |
| web |
(sometimes capitalized) see "World Wide Web." [2/5 definitions] |
| web page |
a document belonging to a website on the World Wide Web. |
| website |
a location on the World Wide Web. A website contains a home page and other pages that are linked to the home page. |
| World Wide Web |
a part of the Internet. The World Wide Web is made of documents called "pages" that are linked to each other. |
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