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Web -- world wide web.

Webmaster -- the person responsible for administering a web site.

Wide Area Network (WAN) -- any Internet or network that covers an area larger than a single building or campus.

World Wide Web (WWW) - A global network-based information system that uses the Internet as a medium to display documents called web pages on computer screens. This is basically a huge collection of documents that are linked to each other in such a way that you can easily navigate (go from document to document), usually by pointing and clicking. Each document is called a Web page. Web pages make up a Web site of organizations, agencies, governments, schools and individuals. A home page is a document that provides the starting point for exploring a collection of Web pages. In addition to text and graphics, Web pages contain links to other Web pages. To navigate around the Web, you use Web browser software. Web browsers follow commands on Web pages to display text, graphics and links to other locations. Because a link can take you to a totally different location, "browsing the Web" is a lot like browsing an encyclopedia-you look up one topic and are referred to several related topics.