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Hits Counter

A hits counter is a tool that allows a Webmaster to determine how many times a particular page is accessed.

Home Page

The first page that you intend people to see at your web site.

Host Name

The name of a computer on the Internet, used to identify it in the URL naming scheme.

Hosting, Web Hosting

To provide the infrastructure for a computer service. For example, a company like Sterling hosts web servers. This means that we provide the hardware, software, and communications lines required by the server, but the content on the server may be controlled by the customer.

HTML (HyperText Markup Language)

The coding scheme used to format text for use on the World Wide Web.

HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol)

The transmission standard used to send HTML documents across the World Wide Web.

Hypertext

A special type of database system, invented by Ted Nelson in the 1960s, in which objects (text, pictures, music, programs, and so on) can be creatively linked to each other.The primary method for accessing files via the Internet.

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