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World Wide Web
Last modified: Thursday, November 05, 2009 

A system of Internet servers that support specially formatted documents. The documents are formatted in a markup language called HTML (HyperText Markup Language) that supports links to other documents, as well as graphics, audio, and video files. This means you can jump from one document to another simply by clicking on hot spots. Not all Internet servers are part of the World Wide Web.

There are several applications called Web browsers that make it easy to access the World Wide Web; Two of the most popular being Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

World Wide Web is not synonymous with the Internet.

See The Difference Between the Internet and the World Wide Web in the Did You Know...? section of Webopedia.
See also "Web Server Error Messages" in Webopedia's Quick Reference section.
Also see "What Is The Semantic Web?" in the Did You Know...? section of Webopedia

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Learn the Net 
Learn the Net is a complete guide to the Internet designed for new users who are overwhelmed by the volume and complexity of the online world. Sections include: getting started, Internet basics, digging for data, doing business, Web publishing, and multimedia. Lastly, this guide is available in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.

W3C Web performance recommendations
Contains W3C's recommendations for reducing page download times and easing the load on the global Internet.

Yahoo!'s World Wide Web beginner's guides page
Yahoo!'s directory of World Wide Web beginner's guides.

Text Messaging Abbreviations
This Quick Reference Guide provides an overview and examples of text messaging abbreviations and smilies.

Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" Section
Use this Webopedia knowledge section for an in-depth overview of specific technologies and occurrences in the areas of Computer Science, The Internet, and Computer Hardware and Software.

Webopedia's Did You Know... All About Web Browsers
The World Wide Web is a system of Internet servers that support specially formatted documents. AWeb browsers are used to make it easy to access the World Wide Web.

Webopedia's Web 2.0 Category
The Webopedia Web 2.0 Category offers term definitions and links related to the topic of Web 2.0.

World Wide Web FAQ
This resource page provides an overview of the world wide Web, links to information on browsers, servers, Web pages, scripts and images, and related Web resource links.

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