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Bookmark

This is a saved link to your favourite pages.

Browser

This is the software you use to see web pages on the internet. For example: Firefox; Google Chrome; Explorer and Safari.

Domain

This is the web address for your website such as www.yoursite.com

Favicon

This is the little icon that appears in the search bar when someone finds your site. It also appears when someone bookmarks your page, alongside your web address (URL). Our favicon is a little spider head.

SEO

This stands for "Search Engine Optimisation" and is the work process that makes your website visible to search engines such as Google and Yahoo.

Server

This is a powerful type of  computer that  'serves' the webpages you want to view to your computer. It can also provide you with your files and emails. For example: you type in a web address and the server sends it to your browser. It also allows many people to access information at the same time.

URL

This stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is the full address of a website on the world wide web. The URL for this page is http://www.rpgwebdesign.com/glossary.html