Glossary of Terms
SEO, Internet Marketing and Commonly Used Forum Expressions.
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IBL -- Abbreviation for In Bound Link. Any link on another page that points to the subject page. Also called a back link.
ICANN -- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICRA -- Internet Content Rating Association
IEP -- Ireland Pounds (3 Letter Currency Code)
IIS -- Internet Information Services
ILS -- Israel New Shekels (3 Letter Currency Code)
IM -- Instant Messaging
Index -- The collection of information a search engine has that searchers can query against. With crawler-based search engines, the index is typically copies of all the web pages they have found from crawling the web. With human-powered directories, the index contains the summaries of all web sites that have been categorized.
Indexing -- The process of converting a collection of data into a database suitable for easy search and retrieval.
Information Retrieval -- The study of systems for indexing, searching, and recalling data, particularly text or other unstructured forms.
INK -- Inktomi (a search engine)
INR -- India Rupees (3 Letter Currency Code)
Internet -- A global network connecting millions of computers. More than 100 countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions. Unlike online services, which are centrally controlled, the Internet is decentralized by design. Each Internet computer, called a host, is independent. Its operators can choose which Internet services to use and which local services to make available to the global Internet community. Remarkably, this anarchy by design works exceedingly well. There are a variety of ways to access the Internet. Most online services, such as America Online, offer access to some Internet services. It is also possible to gain access through a commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Intranet -- A network based on TCP/IP protocols (an internet) belonging to an organization, usually a corporation, accessible only by the organization's members, employees, or others with authorization. An intranet's Web sites look and act just like any other Web sites, but the firewall surrounding an intranet fends off unauthorized access. Like the Internet itself, intranets are used to share information. Secure intranets are now the fastest-growing segment of the Internet because they are much less expensive to build and manage than private networks based on proprietary protocols.
IP -- Internet Protocol
ISAPI -- Internet Server Application Program Interface
ISO -- International Standards Organization - International Organization for Standardization
ISP -- Short for Internet Service Provider, a company that provides access to the Internet. For a monthly fee, the service provider gives you a software package, username, password and access phone number. Equipped with a modem, you can then log on to the Internet and browse the World Wide Web and USENET, and send and receive e-mail.
IT -- Information Technology
-- Italian (2 Letter Language Code)
IW - Hebrew (2 Letter Language Code)
IYP -- Internet Yellow Pages
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