Web site

Collection of files and related resources accessible through the World Wide Web and organized under a particular domain name. Typical files found at a Web site are HTML documents with their associated graphic image files (GIF, JPEG, etc.), scripted programs (in Perl, CGI, Java, etc.), and similar resources. The site's files are usually accessed through hypertext or hyperlinks embedded in other files. A Web site may consist of a single HTML file, or it may comprise hundreds or thousands of related files. A Web site's usual starting point or opening page, called a home page, usually functions as a table of contents or index, with links to other sections of the site. Web sites are hosted on one or more Web servers, which transfer files to client computers or other servers that request them using the HTTP protocol. Although the term “site” implies a single physical location, the files and resources of a Web site may actually be spread among several servers in different geographic locations. The particular file desired by a client is specified by a URL that is either typed into a browser or accessed by selecting a hyperlink.

Web site

An organization's presence or an individual's presence on the World Wide Web. A Web site is a collection of Web pages, which are documents coded in HTML that are linked to each other and very often to pages on other Web sites. A Web site is hosted on a server by its owner or by an Internet service provider (ISP). The site may share space on the server with other Web sites, reside on a server dedicated to that Web site only or be on multiple dedicated servers. To qualify as a bona fide Web site, the Web server must be available on the Internet 24 hours a day.

Web Sites by Other Names
A "portal" is a Web site that covers a topic or industry, while "search engines" are Web sites that include indexes to all the content on the Web. An "extranet" is a Web site that is only for subscribers or business partners and is password protected. Portals, search engines and extranets are all exposed to the general public via the Internet, whereas an "intranet" (intra-net) is a Web site that resides behind a firewall, available only to employees and not the general public. See portal, search engine, extranet, intranet, Web vs. Internet, Internet domain name, ISP, HTML and HTTP.

Web site [′web ‚sīt]

(computer science)

A collection of thematically related, hyperlinked World Wide Web services, mainly HTML documents, usually located on a specific Web server and reachable through a URL assigned to the site.