The Lexicon of New Media Terms

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Terms beginning with "H"

• hack: Slang for any type of computer programing or, more specificially, attempting to bypass a security system.
• hacked: When an unauthorized programmer gains access into a secure network or Web site, usually by breaking security systems or using a stolen login and password.
• Handspring: The company which makes the PalmPilot clone called the Visor.
• hardware: The physical parts of a computer system like the CPU box, the monitor screen, the keyboard, etc.
• hash: A collection of data in which each piece of data has two components, a key and a value; also called an associative array.
• hexadecimal: A number system using 16 unique symbols: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F. For example, F is equal to the decimal number 15.
• hits: Individual requests a server answers to render a single Web page completely; each GIF used on a Web page means another hit to the server.
• HOMERUN: From Jakob Nielsen: High-quality content, Often updated, Minimal download time, Ease of use, Relevant to user's needs, Unique to the online medium, Net-centric corporate culture
• HomeSite: A commercial Web page editing application program.
• hosting provider: A company which leases space on its Web servers and charges based on disk space used, Web visitor traffic, and various add-on services.
• Hotjobs.com: An employment advertising Web site which along with Monster.com heavily took sales away from newspaper classifieds.
• hover: In dHTML, positioning a cursor over a link but not yet clicking on the link.
• HTML: Hypertext Markup Language, the codes used to structure and present text and graphic content on a Web page.
• HTTP: Hypertext Transport Protocol, the Web standard which enables linking using Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).
• HTTPS: Hypertext Transport Protocol Secure, a version of HTTP which uses certificates and encryption for sending data.
• hypermedia: The ability to show different media using hyperlinks.
• hypertext: Data that provides links between key elements, allowing a user to move through information nonsequentially.

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