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| Bookmark | Saving a URL so it can easily be revisited. |
| Boolean Logic | A system of logic that uses operators to manipulate data in Internet searches. |
| Browser | A computer program that permits a user to find, load, view, and create web pages. |
| Direct Addressing | Keying a URL onto the address line to go directly to the site. |
| Exclusion | The act of narrowing the results of an individual search through the use of logic operators. |
| Hierarchical Search Catalog | A catalog used for research papers |
| Hit List | The results of a search engine search. |
| Home Page | The primary page of a web site. |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol, also the first entry in a URL. |
| Hypertext/Hyperlink | A keyword or phrase in a document that a user selects to link, or connect, to another Internet site. |
| Log off | Disconnect from a main computer. |
| Multi-threaded or Meta Search Engine | A search engine that searches other search engines and gathers the results of these searches. Slower than other search engines. |
| NOT | A boolean operator used to narrow a search. |
| OR | A Boolean operator used to search for keywords with different spellings. |
| Search Engine | A software program that searches the Internet and displays the sites found. |
| Spider | Another term for a search engine. |
| Text String | Words or phrases used to narrow a search. |
| Uploading | Copying files from your computer to another computer. |
| Yahoo | A free search engine site. |
