World Wide Web
Hyperlinked document system
The World Wide Web is the system of interlinked documents and resources accessed through the Internet using browsers.
Developed in the late 1980s, it transformed the Internet from a technical network into a mass medium.
Often shortened to the web or the Web.
The www in web addresses stands for World Wide Web.
Distinct from the Internet itself, which is the underlying network infrastructure.
Casual examination of options
- surfingRiding waves standing up
- searchAct of seeking
- linkPoint of connection
- bookmarkLocation saver for pages
navigation · indexing · crawling · SEO · analytics · homepage · breadcrumb · tab
Web page code
- HTTPWeb data transmission standard
- HTTPSEncrypted browsing standard
- URLWeb location identifier
- hyperlinkClickable reference to another page
website · webpage · browser · server · domain · CSS · JavaScript · hosting
Interconnected computer systems
- connectivityState of being linked
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- serverOne who attends tables
- data transferMoving information electronically
hosting · firewall · encryption · cloud computing · streaming · download · upload · latency
Virtual electronic network environment
- online communityDigital gathering place online
- cybercultureSociety shaped by connectivity
- digital ageEpoch of computerized life
- netizenActive online participant
webring · forum · chatroom · meme · viral · blogger · influencer · troll
State of mutual linkage
- accessibilityEase of approach
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
information superhighway · borderless · decentralized · open access · digital divide · democratization · reach · universal
browsing
Casual examination of options
bookmark · navigation · indexing · crawling · SEO · analytics · homepage · breadcrumb · tab · back button
HTML
Web page code
hyperlink · website · webpage · browser · server · domain · CSS · JavaScript · hosting · protocol
internet
Interconnected computer systems
- connectivityState of being linked
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- serverOne who attends tables
data transfer · hosting · firewall · encryption · cloud computing · streaming · download · upload · latency · packet
cyberspace
Virtual electronic network environment
- online communityDigital gathering place online
- cybercultureSociety shaped by connectivity
- digital ageEpoch of computerized life
netizen · webring · forum · chatroom · meme · viral · blogger · influencer · troll · emoji
interconnectedness
State of mutual linkage
- accessibilityEase of approach
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
communication · information superhighway · borderless · decentralized · open access · digital divide · democratization · reach · universal · multilingual
- 1990sMonica Lewinsky, impeachment, NAFTA, Whitewater, Oklahoma City bombing
- Innovationselectricity, steam engine, printing press, telephone, telegraph
- American InnovationEdison, Thomas Edison, Bell Labs, Silicon Valley, Wright brothers
- British Inventionssteam engine, jet engine, spinning jenny, power loom, telephone
- Computing HistoryENIAC, UNIVAC, mainframe, mainframes, punch card
- 1990German reunification, Hubble telescope, East Germany, West Germany, Pretty Woman
World Wide Webprint media
Published physical periodicals
meatspace · brick-and-mortar · analog media · in-person · card catalog
World Wide Webintranet
Organization's internal web system
dark web · deep web · private network · local area network · walled garden
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