Glossary of "Hypertext Terms"
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- navigation
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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.
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- node
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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.
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- reader
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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
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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
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From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15)
The allowable connectivity between nodes, anchors and links:
for example, 1-1 or many-1 mappings.
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- tracing
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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.
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- VRML
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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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