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Prestige 681 SDSL Router
particular application process running on a host via a port number without setting up a
connection session.
(Uniform Resource Locator) URL is an object on the Internet or an intranet that resides on a
URL
host system. Objects include directories and an assortment of file types, including text files,
graphics, video, and audio. A URL is the address of an object that is normally typed in the
Address field of a Web browser. The URL is basically a pointer to the location of an object.
Wide Area Network s link geographically dispersed offices in other cities or around the globe.
WAN
Just about any long-distance communication medium can serve as a WAN link, including
switched and permanent telephone circuits, terrestrial radio systems, and satellite systems.
(World Wide Web) -- Frequently used when referring to "The Internet", WWW has two major
WWW
meanings - First, loosely used: the whole constellation of resources that can be accessed
using Gopher, FTP, HTTP, telnet, USENET, WAIS and some other tools. Second, the
universe of hypertext servers (HTTP servers).
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