Internet Glossary - A
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Algorithm
The sum of all factors that determine how a web page will rank in the
search results pages of a search engine.
Alt tag
A tag that provides alternative text for the visually impaired.
Alt text
The text that appears when you put your mouse over an image or a picture.
Altavista
A popular search engine, indexing more than 140 million pages. Until 1998,
this search engine provided the search facility for Yahoo. Altavista
indexes all of the words in a web page. You are asked to submit just the
main page of your site. The Altavista spider will then explore your site
and index a representative sample of the pages.
Applet
A small program, often written in Java, which usually runs in a web browser,
as part of a web page.
ArchitextSpider
The name of the Excite
search engine spider.
Ask Jeeves
A meta search engine which can be asked questions in English. Its URL
is http://www.askjeeves.com.
Autonomous System
In the Internet, an autonomous system (AS) is a collection of IP networks
under control of a single entity, typically an Internet
service provider or a very large organization with independent connections
to multiple networks, that adhere to a single and clearly defined routing
policy.
Autoresponder
An autoresponder is a feature that allows an email account to automatically
send an instand response to the sender. For example, you may want to have
an autoresponder at sales@yourdomain.com that immediately sends a response
message to the sender stating that the order was received and willl be
processed shortly. You may set up an unlimited number of autoresponders
on your NumaTek
hosting account.
Avatar
A digital image that represents who you are on a forum.
