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Confused by specialized ebook and graphic terminology? Following are definitions of terms related to ebooks, graphics, Web design, and Internet marketing. If some of the terms have several meanings, we are providing the meaning that is related to designing and promoting Web sites.

Autoresponder/Mailbot
An autoresponder is an email address programmed to automatically send a pre-composed email message back to the sender when receiving email.

Banner - A banner is a web image that is used for advertising.

Clip Art - Clip art images areimages that don't have copyright.

DPI (dots per inch). DPI refers to resolution. A printed images is usually 600 dpi or higher. Web images are 72 dpi.

Drop Shadow. A drop shadow provides a shading effect behind the image or text.

Ebook - Electronic book vs. a printable book. Ebooks are often PDF files or exe files.

Ebook cover - An image representing an ebook. Also called ecover, e-cover, ebook cover image, or cover image.

Emboss. Embossing adds dimension to an image.

Ezine. An online newsletter.

Gif. A popular format for web images.

JPEG. Another popular format for web images, especially for photos because it allows more colors.

Browser/Web Browser
Software to view and navigate Web pages. The current popular browsers are Internet Explorer and Netscape.

Domain Name
The name that identifies an Internet site i.e.www.fivestarwebdesign.com. The three digit suffix of a domain identifies the type of organization. A domain name ending with .com refers to a commercial web site. Domain names can also end with .net (network), .org (organization or non-profit), edu (educational), gov (government), .mil (military), .int (international), cc, and others suffixes.

FTP/File Transfer Protocol
A method to upload and download files over the Internet. You use FTP to upload your Web pages from your computer to your hosting company's computer (the server).

GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) and JPG/JPEG

Image formats used in Web pages.

Home Page
The main page of a Web site. The home page usually provides links to other Web pages on the site.

Host
A computer on a network that provides services to other computers on the network. Unless you have your own server, you need a hosting company who provides a server or computer that is connected to the Internet and makes your Web pages available on the Internet.

HTML/Hyper Text Markup Language
The coding language that makes it possible to view Web pages with Web browsers such as Internet Explorer and allows to link text, words, and images to other pages.

HTTP/Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
A standard method of transferring data between a Web server and Web browser.

Hyperlinks/Links
Words or blocks of text or images on Web pages that take you to another page when you click on them. Internal links take you to a different page on the same Web site. External links take you to a different Web site.

Meta Tags
Meta tags are parts of your HTML code. They tell search engines what your Web site is about and help index your site.

Photos - Photos refer to photographs taken with a camera.

Search Engines
Search engines are databases that catalog Web pages and lets you search for Web pages. Popular search engines include Yahoo, Infoseek, Lycos, Alta Vista, Excite, and Hotbot.

Secure Web Site
A Web site that uses encryption to scramble sensitive information submitted online like credit-card numbers, and prevent unauthorized people to read it.

Server
The computer that contains your Web pages and makes them available on the Internet. The term can also refer to software, such as a Web server or the computer the software is running on.

SSL/Secure Socket Layer
Secure Socket Layer uses encryption to make the sensitive information you are sending readable only by the merchant you are doing business with. You usually get a message that pops up when you are entering the secure mode, and another message when going back to a non-secure mode.

URL/Uniform Resource Locator
A URL is the address of your Web page you enter into a browser such as Explorer to get to a Web page. The URL identifies a location on the Internet and looks like http://www.yourname.com or http://www.fivestarwebdesign.com/samples.htm.

Web Graphics - Web graphics includes ebook covers images, order button images, navigation buttons, background images, icons, bullets, arrows and many more.

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