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database
a collection of data.
DHTML (Dynamic HTML)
the ability to have web pages which change and interact with the user without having to communicate with the server.
Dialup
A temporary, as opposed to dedicated, data connection between machines established over a standard phone line.
directory
A listing of the files contained in a storage device.
DNS record
routes your website, mail, ftp to a specific ip address.
DNS server
maintains a database of domain names and their corresponding IP addresses.
doctype
different file extensions ex: .php, .asp, .jsp, .html, etc. that can create a website.
DOM (Document Object Model)
the specification for how objects in a Web page (text, images, headers, links, etc.) are represented. The DOM defines what attributes are associated with each object, and how the objects and attributes can be changed.
domain name
A name that identifies one or more IP addresses.
download
copying data from a main source to a peripheral device.
Dreamweaver
Dynamic Website builder/editor.