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| Browsing | To use your computer and Internet connection to view Web pages. |
| Download | To receive a file on your computer from another computer over a network. |
| Load | The process of a Web page appearing in a Web browser window. |
| Home Page | The main Web page that all the Web pages in the Web site are organized around and link back to; also the first Web page that opens when you start your Web browser; also a Web page that a Web browser displays the first time you use it. |
| Start Page | The first Web page that opens when you start your Web browser or the Web page that a Web browser displays the first time you use it. |
| Jump | To open a new Web page in a browser by clicking a link. |
| HTML Anchor Tag | An HTML tag that links multiple HTML documents together. |
| Internet Protocol Address (IP Adress) | A unique number by which each computer connected to the Internet is identified. |
| Domain Name | The equivalent of the IP address that uses words and abbreviations; in an email address, the name of the computer that stores the email for a user. |
| Top-Level Domain (TLD) | The last part of a domain name. |
| Uniform Resource Locator (URL) | The address that tells the Web browser the transfer protocol to use when transporting the file, the domain name of the computer on which the file resides, the path name of the folder or directory on the computer on which the file resides, and the filename. |
| Tabs | Allows you to display a Web page in a browser window; when multiple tabs are open, you can easily navigate from page to page by clicking the tab for the page you want to view. |
| Active Tab | The tab on top in a browser window. |
| Title Bar | In a program window, the top bar that shows the name of the open document and teh name of the program; also contains the Minimize, Restore Down/Maximize, and Close buttons. |
| Command Bar | Contains the buttons and menus that allow you to access and use all the features of the Internet Explorer browser. |
| Menu Bar | In a Windows program, contains the File, Edit, View, and Help menus and other specialized menus that allow you to use the features of the program. |
| Address Bar | In Internet Explorer, a text box at the top of the browser window that indicates the URL of the current Web page and into which you can type a new URL then press [Enter], or click the Go button to go to another Web page; in Firefox, called Location Bar. |
| Location Bar | In Firefox, a text box at the top of the browser window that indicates the URL of the current Web page and into which you can type a new URL and press [Enter] or click the Go button to go to another Web page; in Internet Explorer, called Address bar. |
| Tabbed Borwsing | Switching between multiple Web pages in the same Web browser window. |
| Search Box | A text box in a Web browser in which you can type keywords, adn then press [Enter] or click the Search button to search for Web pages that contain the keywords using your default provider. |
| Status Bar | The bar at the bottom of a program window that indicates the status of the document or provides important information for the user; in a browser, when you pont to a lik, its URL appears in the status bar. |
| Back Button | A button on a Web browser toolbar that allows you to go back to a previously viewed Web page. |
| Forward Button | A button in a browser that , when clicked, brings you forward one page in the history list. |
| Home Button | A button on a Web browser toolbar that allows you to return to the home page for your Web browser. |
| Stop Button | A button on a Web browser toolbar that allows you to stop loading the contents of a Web page. |
| History Feature | A list of Web sites you've visited over the past days or weeks. |
| Favorites | In Internet Explorer, a shortcut on a menu to a Web site; in Firefox, called bookmark. |
| Favorites Center | In Internet Explorer, a pane that opens to the left of the browser window and that contains a list of favorites on your computer as well as the history list and feeds to which you have subscribed. |
| Bookmarks | In Firefox, a shortcut on a menu to a Web site; in Internet Explorer, called favorite. |
| Complete Web Page | A Web page and all of its individual associated files saved to a disk; the Web page is saved as an htm file and the associated files are stored in a folder with the same name as the file you saved followed by an underscore and the word "files" |
| Single-File Web Page | A Web page and all of its supporting elements, including text, graphics, and links, stored in a single file when the Web page is saved to a disk. |
| Printer-Friendly Link | A link that, when clicked, opens a Web page containing the same informtion as on the original Web page, but formatted like a printed page rather than a Web browser window. |
| Accelerator | In Internet Explorer, a type of add-on program that is actually a shortcut to another Web site. |
| Tags | One of a set of codes used in HTML codes, that define the structure and behavior of text, graphics, and other content on a Web page; or one-word descriptions of the blog content or pages on social networking sites that bloggers and page owners use to categorize their content. |
