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GLOSSARY
Glossary of Terms Relating to WWW, Internet and Web Hosting etc.
Those who: use internet, are IT professional / computer science students; they may
something know about these terms. Therefore, we have tried to provide you the relevant knowledge.
This list is not complete, by any means. If you have any terms that you would like to be added to this glossary, e-mail your request to yourtieinfo@yahoo.com
 
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VB -- (Visual Basic)
A HLL (High Level Language) programming language from Microsoft.
VBScript
A scripting language from Microsoft. VBScript is the default scripting language in ASP. Can also be used to program Internet Explorer.
 
VeriSign Naming and Directory Services
The registry that is responsible for operating the TLD, .com/.net. To view the full details about it, please click here.
Veronica -- (Very Easy Rodent Oriented Net-wide Index to Computerized Archives)
Developed at the University of Nevada, Veronica was a constantly updated database of the names of almost every menu item on thousands of gopher servers. The Veronica database could be searched from most major gopher menus.
Now made obsolete by web-bases search engines.
Virus
A chunk of computer programming code that makes copies of itself without any conscious human intervention. Some viruses do more than simply replicate themselves, they might display messages, install other software or files, delete software of files, etc.
A virus requires the presence of some other program to replicate itself. Typically viruses spread by attaching themselves to programs and in some cases files, for example the file formats for Microsoft word processor and spreadsheet programs allow the inclusion of programs called "macros" which can in some cases be a breeding ground for viruses.
Visit
In web terms: A visit to a web site. Commonly used to describe the activity for one visitor of a web site.
Visitor
In web terms: A visitor of a web site. Commonly used to describe a person visiting (viewing) a web site.
Visitor Sessions
A meeting or period devoted to a particular activity. In this case, a visitor session is the period that a visitor or user devotes to a website. If website visitor sessions were being measured, the number of unique visitors and the average time spent at a website would be calculated.
     
 
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