Glossary of "Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet"

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anchor

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

An area within a resource that can be the source or destination of zero, one or more links. An anchor may refer to the whole resource, particular parts of the resource, or to particular manifestations of the resource.

client

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

The role adopted by an application when it is retrieving and/or rendering resources or resource manifestations.

cookie

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

Data sent by a Web server to a Web client, to be stored locally by the client and sent back to the server on subsequent requests. The following concepts relates to the structure of Web content.

episode

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A subset of related user clicks that occur within a user session. Concepts relating to the process of supplying Web resource manifestations.

gateway

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A gateway is an intermediary which acts as a server on behalf of some other server with the purpose of supplying resources or resource manifestations from that other server. Clients using a gateway know the gateway is present but does not know that it is an intermediary.

host page

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A Web page identified by a URI containing an <authority> component but where the <path> component is either empty or simply consists of a single "/" only.

independent web

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A Web page that is not part of the Web site associated with its network location. Specifically, it is not possible to reach the Web page in question by traversing a sequence of links internal to the Web site, beginning at the host page .

link

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A link expresses one or more (explicit or implicit) relationships between two or more resources.

Note: The type of the relationship can describe relationships like "authored by", "embedded", etc. Types can themselves be identified by URIs as for example is the case for RDF .

message

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A unit of communication exchanged between equivalent network layers or services, located at different hosts.

page view

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

Visual rendering of a Web page in a specific client environment at a specific point in time.

proxy

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A proxy is an intermediary which acts as both a server and a client for the purpose of retrieving resources or resource manifestations on behalf of other clients. Clients using a proxy know the proxy is present and that it is an intermediary.

publisher

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

The principal responsible for the publication of a given resource and for the mapping between the resource and any of its resource manifestations. See also the term Web Site Publisher

request

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A message describing an atomic operation to be carried out in the context of a specified resource.

resource

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

The URI specification describes a resource as the common term for "...anything that has identity. Familiar examples include an electronic document, an image, a service (e.g., "today's weather report for Los Angeles"), as well as a collection of other resources. Not all resources are network "retrievable"; e.g., human beings, corporations, and bound books in a library can also be considered resources..." (see also the term Web Resource).

resource Manifestation

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A resource manifestation is a rendition of a resource at a specific point in time and space. A conceptual mapping exists between a resource and a resource manifestation (or set of manifestations), in the sense that the resource has certain properties - e.g., its URI, its intended purpose, etc. - which are inherited by each manifestation, although the specific structure, form, and content of the manifestation may vary according to factors such as the environment in which it is displayed, the time it is accessed, etc. Regardless of the form the manifestation's rendering ultimately takes, the conceptual mapping to the resource is preserved.

Note: For historical reasons, HTTP/1.x calls a manifestation for an "entity".

response

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A message containing the result of an executed request.

server

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

The role adopted by an application when it is supplying resources or resource manifestations.

server session

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A collection of user clicks to a single Web server during a user session. Also called a visit.

subsite

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A cluster of Web pages within a Web site, that is maintained by a different publisher than that of the parent Web site, or host site. The subsite publisher exercises editorial control over the Web pages comprising the subsite, perhaps restrained by some broad guidelines imposed by the host site publisher.

supersite

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24)

A single, logical Web site that extends over multiple network locations, but is intended to be viewed as a single Web site . It is transparent to the user that the site is distributed over multiple locations. A single host page applies to the entire supersite.

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