Fluid Layout A fluid layout is a type of webpage design in which layout of the page resizes as the window size is changed. This is accomplished by defining areas of the page using percentages instead of fixed pixel widths. Most webpage layouts include one, two, or three columns. In the early days of web …
Friend A friend, in the traditional sense of the word, is a close acquaintance. An online friend, however, is simply a person added to your list of friends on a social networking website. For example, on Facebook, you can select a user and click “Add as Friend” to send a friend request to that user. …
Friendly URL A friendly URL is a Web address that is easy to read and includes words that describe the content of the webpage. This type of URL can be “friendly” in two ways. 1) It can help visitors remember the Web address, and 2) it can help describe the page to search engines. User-Friendly …
Google Google is the world’s most popular search engine. It began as a search project in 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who were two Ph.D. students at Stanford University. They developed a search engine algorithm that ranked Web pages not just by content and keywords, but by how many other Web pages linked …
Google Drive Google Drive is a service offered by Google that allows you to store and share files online. The service was launched on April 24, 2012 and provides 5 GB of free storage. Additional storage can be purchased for a monthly fee. The goal of Google Drive is to provide a central place to …
Gopher Gopher was an early internet technology developed in 1991 at the University of Minnesota, named after the school’s mascot, the Golden Gopher. It allowed users to search and retrieve information through a text-based interface, with content organized hierarchically (directories with files and folders). The system was based on a client-server model in which users …
Graymail Graymail describes email messages that are generally unwanted, but do not fit the definition of spam. Unlike spam, graymail includes messages from mailing lists and newsletters that you have legitimately signed up to receive. Over time, these messages can begin to clutter your inbox and can easily be mistaken for spam. The term “graymail” …
Grid Computing Grid computing (also called “distributed computing”) is a collection of computers working together to perform various tasks. It distributes the workload across multiple systems, allowing computers to contribute their individual resources to a common goal. A computing grid is similar to a cluster, but each system (or node) on a grid has its …
Handle In the online world, a handle is another word for a username. It can refer to the name you use in chat rooms, web forums, and social media services like Twitter. The term “handle” dates back to the 1970s and comes from Citizens Band radio (CB radio), a short-distance radio communications medium. CB radio …
Hashtag A hashtag is a number symbol (#) used to label keywords in a tweet. The name “hashtag” was coined by Twitter and combines the word “hash” (another name for the number symbol) and “tag,” since it is used to tag certain words. In order to tag a keyword in a Twitter post, simply type …