Difference between revisions of "Web page"
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Webpages are typically retrieved from a remote [[web server]] located on the public [[web|World Wide Web]]. They may also be retrieved from the user's local computer, or from a [[web server]] located on a private [[local area network]]. | Webpages are typically retrieved from a remote [[web server]] located on the public [[web|World Wide Web]]. They may also be retrieved from the user's local computer, or from a [[web server]] located on a private [[local area network]]. | ||
| − | The [[web browser]] requests and receives a given webpage from the web server using the [[HyperText Transfer Protocol]] (HTTP). Each web page is identified by a unique [[Uniform Resource Locator]] (URL). | + | The [[web browser]] requests and receives a given webpage from the web server using the [[HyperText Transfer Protocol]] (HTTP). Each web page is identified by a unique [[Uniform Resource Locator]] (URL) which enables the web browser to find it on the web server. |
==Static webpages and dynamic webpages== | ==Static webpages and dynamic webpages== | ||
