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  2. Internal and external links - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_and_external_links

    Internal and external links. An internal link is a type of hyperlink on a web page to another page or resource, such as an image or document, on the same website or domain. [1][2] It is the opposite of an external link, a link that directs a user to content that is outside its domain. Hyperlinks are considered either "external" or "internal ...

  3. URL - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL

    A uniform resource locator (URL), colloquially known as an address on the Web, [1] is a reference to a resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. A URL is a specific type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] although many people use the two terms interchangeably.

  4. Uniform Resource Identifier - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Identifier

    A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), formerly Universal Resource Identifier, is a unique sequence of characters that identifies an abstract or physical resource, [1] such as resources on a webpage, mail address, phone number, [2] books, real-world objects such as people and places, concepts. [3] URIs are used to identify anything described ...

  5. Domain name - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name

    In general, a domain name identifies a network domain or an Internet Protocol (IP) resource, such as a personal computer used to access the Internet, or a server computer. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System (DNS). Any name registered in the DNS is a domain name.

  6. Search engine (computing) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_(computing)

    Search engine (computing) In computing, a search engine is an information retrieval software system designed to help find information stored on one or more computer systems. Search engines discover, crawl, transform, and store information for retrieval and presentation in response to user queries. The search results are usually presented in a ...

  7. Web portal - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_portal

    Web portal. A web portal is a specially designed website that brings information from diverse sources, like emails, online forums and search engines, together in a uniform way. Usually, each information source gets its dedicated area on the page for displaying information (a portlet); often, the user can configure which ones to display.

  8. Domain Name System - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System

    t. e. The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and distributed name service that provides a naming system for computers, services, and other resources on the Internet or other Internet Protocol (IP) networks. It associates various information with domain names (identification strings) assigned to each of the associated entities.

  9. Clean URL - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_URL

    Clean URL. Clean URLs (also known as user-friendly URLs, pretty URLs, search engine-friendly URLs or RESTful URLs) are web addresses or Uniform Resource Locator (URLs) intended to improve the usability and accessibility of a website, web application, or web service by being immediately and intuitively meaningful to non-expert users.