To leave, sign off from, or quit a discussion group, interest group, listserv list, or mailing list. You use the term when writing commands to end a relationship with a discussion group or to remove a [..]

A self-contained index that is searchable and available on the Web. Items in specialized databases are often not accessible through a keyword search in a search engine.

The pane in the browser window of Internet Explorer that holds the current document's URL. You can type a URL in this box and press Enter to access a Web page. See also location field.

An application program designed to facilitate the writing of HTML. For example, the toolbars often contains icons and buttons that can be used to enter HTML tags.

A list of subjects in a directory. The subjects are organized in successive ranks with the broadest listed first and with more specific aspects or subdivisions listed below.

A symbol that can be typed using one or more characters to foster more expressive and efficient communication. For example, :-) and :) are used to represent a grin or smile. These are also used to den [..]

Space between cells in an HTML table, specified in pixels.

The collection of different services and resources available on the Internet and accessible through a Web browser.

A character that stands in for another character or group of characters. Most search tools use an asterisk for this function. Although a wildcard is most often used in truncation, it can also be used [..]

A computer that is running the software and has the Internet connections so that it can satisfy HTTP requests from clients. In other words, it is a properly configured computer system that makes it po [..]