Glossary of "Hypertext Terms"

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navigation

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15)

The process of moving from one node to another through the hypertext web . This is normally done by following links . Various features of a particular browser may make this easier. These include keeping a history of where the user has been, and drawing diagrams of links between nearby nodes. (More...)

node

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15)

A unit of information. Also known as a frame (KMS), card (Hypercard, Notecards). Used with this special meaning in hypertext circles: do not confuse with "node" meaning "network host". For user's benefits, we use the term " document " as this is the nearest term outside the hypertext world.

path

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15)

An ordered set of nodes or anchors which represent a sequence in which a web can be read. A path may represent the sequence a reader actually used, or may be a sequence recommened to the reader by the author.

protection

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15)

The prevention of unauthorized users from reading, or writing, a particular piece of data. Also known as "authentication", "access control", etc. (More...)

reader

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15)

We have used this term for the person who browses, to distinguish him/her from the program ( browser ) which (s)he uses.

server

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15)

A program which provides a service to another, known as the client . In a hypertext system, a server will provide hypertext information to a browser . See also: daemon .

topology

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15)

The allowable connectivity between nodes, anchors and links: for example, 1-1 or many-1 mappings. (More...)

tracing

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15)

The automatic finding of nodes by automatic navigation . Examples might be finding all nodes dependent on another node, all people interested in a given node, all modules which use a given module. Another example is a trace starting with more than one node, such as to find a node in common between two groups, or path linking two nodes.

versioning

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15)

The storage and management of previous versions of a piece of information, for security, diagnostics, and interest. This is important when many users are allowed to edit the same material. (More...)

VRML

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15)

Virtual Reality Modeling Language. The term "VRML" had been coined by Dave Ragget at the 1st WWW Conference in Geneva, May 1994. VRML is proposed as a logical markup format for non-proprietary platform independent VR.

web

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15)

A set of nodes interconnected by links . Often, the set of all the nodes which are interconnected. See also Topology .

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