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Glossary of Selected Terms Used in Internet Searching
Bot HTML Search Engine
Browser HTTP Spider
Crawler Internet Subject Directory
Domain Name IP Address TCP/IP
DNS (Domain Name System) JPEG URL
Gateway Meta Engine World Wide Web
GIF Protocol  
 
If you have questions about Internet searching, ask the Reference Librarian.

 

 

 

 
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Last updated: October 9, 2002