GLOSSARY
This is a partial list of terms and abbreviations frequently used in the web development field which you may encounter during the design of your website.
WAN - WAN, or wide area network, distinguishes the broader telecommunication structure from a local area network (LAN). A wide area network may be composed entirely of private structures, but the term seems to also connote the inclusion of public networks and all kinds of transmission media.
Web Application - Web applications are web programs, or real programs, designed to be used on the website using a browser. Examples of web applications would be an e-commerce website, web banking, stock/currency exchanges on the web, web games, and many others. Web applications are becoming very popular due to wide availability of the Internet access.
Web Based E-Mail - Web based e-mail is software on a POP3 server that allows one the luxury, if desired, to access his or her POP accounts by simply using a web-browser. This form of e-mail allows users to send and receive emails via any web-browser by viewing an HTML web page.
Web Page - One of the pages on the web site including, the home page.
Website - A site presence on the World Wide Web. Each website contains a home page (index or opening page), which is the first document users see when they enter the site.
Workstation - A workstation is a client computer (stand alone machine) on a (Local Area Network) or Wide Area Network that is used to run applications and is connected to a server from which it obtains data shared with other computers. Workstation is also used to describe a high-priced PC that uses a high-performance microprocessor and proprietary architecture to create what some call an "open" system.
World Wide Web - A system of Internet servers that support specially formatted documents. The documents are formatted in a script called HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) that supports links to other documents, as well as graphics, audio, and video files. This means you can jump from one document to another simply by clicking on hot spots. Not all Internet servers are part of the World Wide Web.
