| Applet | In Java, a small program that is embedded in a Web page and when downloaded is started by the browser.
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| Bookmark manager | A software program that lets you organize and collect Uniform Resource Locators (URL's) in a hierarchical manner.
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| Home page | The main page in a website, at which you find hyperlinks to other pages.
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| Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) | The basic language that people use to build hypertext electronic documents on the Web.
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| Java | A programming language designed by Sun Microsystems to write programs that can be downloaded from the Internet with a Java interpreter. Many World Wide Web pages on the Internet use small Java applications, or applets, to display animations.
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| JavaScript | A scripting language for Web publishing.
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| Plug-ins | Programs built to extend a browser's capabilities. Plug-ins let you see and hear video, audio, and other kinds of multimedia files.
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| Portal | A web site that acts as a starting point to the Internet, usually on a specific subject area.
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| Search engine | A program that lets you find information on the Internet.
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| Spider programs | Automated electronic software programs that follow the links on a page and put all the text into one huge database.
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| Streaming audio | Compressed audio that is sent in real time via the Internet.
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| Streaming video | Compressed movies that are sent in real time via the Internet.
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| URL (Uniform Resource Locator) | A site address on the World Wide Web.
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| Web site | A collection related web pages on the Internet that contains information about instructional material, services, products etc.
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