Hit
A unit of measurement for quantifying traffic to a site.

Home Page
A site's main page. It contains the table of contents and links pointing to other pages. Generally, the home page file is called index.html or index.htm.

Host
A remote machine whose contents can be accessed via the TCP/IP network.

HTML
HyperText Markup Language. Web page description language. A W3C standard, compatible with all systems.

HTML Editor
Software that simplifies the creation of HTML Web pages.

HTML Validator
A utility for checking the syntax of HTML pages, the display of images and link validation prior to putting a site online .

HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol. Standard protocol for transmitting Web pages on the Internet.

HTTPS
HTTP Over SSL. Protocol enabling the secured transmission of Web pages.

Hypertext
System for browsing the Web through the use of links implemented in displayed pages.