| Boolean Operator: |
- the connectors AND, OR and NOT that are used to limit or
expand a search
|
| Database: |
a large collection of of data organized
for rapid search and retrieval |
| Hit: |
a computer reply to a search query |
| Home Page: |
a web page that serves as the site's
introduction, starting point and guide |
| Hyperlink: |
a blue highlighted word that when
clicked directly connects to other documents or other places
within the same document |
| Keyword: |
specific word or words used to search
a topic |
| Natural Language: |
a search based on a query entered
the way humans speak as opposed to keyword or phrase searching |
| Query: |
a question or inquiry |
| Search Engine: |
a program that searches web documents
for keywords and returns a list of the documents (with hyperlinks)
where the keywords were found |
| URL |
(Uniform Resource Locator) a web
site address |