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GigaX3112 Series Layer 3 Managed Switch
WAN Wide Area Network
Any network spread over a large geographical area, such
as a country or continent. Usually, WAN refers to the
Internet.
Web browser A software program that uses Hyper-Text Transfer
Protocol (HTTP) to download information from (and
upload to) web sites, and displays the information, which
may consist of text, graphic images, audio, or video, to
the user. Web browsers use Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
(HTTP). Popular web browsers include Netscape
Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. See also
HTTP, web site, WWW.
Web page A web site file typically containing text, graphics and
hyperlinks (cross-references) to the other pages on that
web site, as well as to pages on other web sites. When a
user accesses a web site, the first page that is displayed
is called the home page. See also hyperlink, web site.
Web site A computer on the Internet that distributes information to
(and gets information from) remote users through web
browsers. A web site typically consists of web pages that
contain text, graphics, and hyperlinks. See also hyperlink,
web page.
WWW World Wide Web
Also called (the) Web. Collective term for all web sites
anywhere in the world that can be accessed via the
Internet