Internet system for worldwide hypertext linking of multimedia documents, making the relationship of information that is common between documents easily accessible and completely independent of physical location.
a distributed hypertext system invented by Tim Berners-Lee on a NeXT computer. Currently one of the most popular services offered on the Internet.
a loosely organized set of computer sites that publish information that anyone can read via the Internet, mainly using HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). Each screenful (page) of information includes menu choices and highlighted words through which the user can call up further information, either from the same computer or by linking automatically to another computer anywhere in the world. Thus, the information is arranged in a web of tremendous size, and the links are created by the author of each page.
interconnected collection of information sources within the Internet that allow users to view images, look at film clips, hear sound recordings, and find valuable and interesting information about a wide variety of subjects. Although no one actually knows the size of the World Wide Web, it is reported to be growing at approximately a 50% increase per year. As of early 1998, over 500,000 computers around the world provided information on the World Wide Web in an estimated 100 million web pages. It is an effective marketing tool in that it can actively be used to set up a marketing presence. It provides businesses the opportunity to create interactive brochures and virtual storefronts as well as offering consumers an information clearinghouse and efficient customer service.
