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Websites and parts of websites

blog

noun

a biographical web log: a type of diary (=record of what someone does each day) on a website that is changed regularly, to give the latest news. The page usually contains someone’s personal opinions, comments, and experiences.

blogroll

noun

a list, usually at the side of a blog page, that shows links to other blogs

bulletin board

noun

a place on a computer system or on the Internet where you can leave messages and read messages from other people

datasheet

noun

an Internet document that gives a description of something in detail, especially a product

favicon

noun

a small computer icon that is used as a sign for your favourite websites

home page

noun

the main page of a website, often where a person or an organization gives information about themselves or their business and where there are links to other parts of the website

index page

noun

the first page of a website that contains links to other parts of the website

mail form

noun

a page of a website designed to be used as a form for ordering a product or service over the Internet

paywall

noun

a page on a website that stops you from seeing other pages on that website unless you pay or have already paid

pingback

noun

an automatic electronic message to a person who has a blog, informing them that another website has made a link to their blog

reciprocal link

noun

a link that can be used to move between one website and another, created as part of an agreement between companies about sharing advertising

wall

noun

an area of a social networking website where you can write personal messages for a user

weblink

noun

a word or image in a computer document that you can click on in order to move to a related website

weblog

noun

a blog

web page

noun

a page or document that you can read on a website

web server

noun

a computer that stores all the web pages that make up a website

website

noun

a place on the Internet where information is available about a particular subject, organization, etc.

web storefront

noun

an electronic store on the Internet that gives information about the store, its products, and safe method of payment

wiki

noun

a website which allows its readers to freely add and edit content and to create links between different pieces of content

trackback

noun

a message sent to one blog from another to inform the writer of the first blog that it has been mentioned in the second

trend

verb

to be a very popular subject discussed on the microblogging service Twitter

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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