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URL | Uniform Resource Locator, the address of the website |
address bar | the box where you type in the Internet address |
home page | the main page of a website |
website | a collection of webpages |
http | hypertext transfer protocol, the computer language that is used on the Internet |
www | World Wide Web, a worldwide network of computers |
browser | a software program that lets you access the Internet |
back | the button that lets you return to a page you just viewed |
stop | the button that lets you cancel a connection to a webpage |
refresh | the button that you can use to restart your connection if you are having trouble connecting |
favorites/ bookmarks | a place in your browser where you can store sites that you like to visit |
search | a way to find information that you want on the Internet |
history | the button that stores the sites you have visited |
print | allows you to print information from a website |
link | text that connects you to another page or site by clicking on it |
search engine | a site that finds other sites on topics that you are searching for |
advertisements | banners that are trying to sell you something |
email | electronic mail sent over the Internet |
chat rooms | sites where several people can talk together at the same time by typing on their computer |
html | hypertext markup language, the code used by the Internet |