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URL General

Stands for Uniform Resource Locator. You are locating a resource that exists somewhere on the internet.

Domain Name System (DNS) General

Used to translate domain names into IP addresses.

HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) General

Protocol that standardizes the language for talking to web servers to send and receive web resources. Defines how computers send and receive hypertext information. (HTTPS: The “S” denotes a secure connection using HTTP.)

IP Address General

The unique address that is assigned to each device connected to the internet. It is part of the Internet Protocol.

Web Server JavaScript

A computer that stores web pages and makes them available to users on the internet.