Glossary

The following terms, acronyms, and abbrieviations are used within the Templeton documentation.

Please note: Many people may debate or argue these definitions. The terms defined here are meant to provide a very general understanding. These definitions are very narrow and are not meant to provide an indepth understanding of the phrase. If you feel that a term is misdefined or missing, please feel free to let us know. Write to use at dr.neal@worldnet.att.net.

CGI
Common Gateway Interface. Originally meant to define a specific communication method between the WWW server and an application of the server's computer. Today it refers to any applications invoked by a web server.

CGI Scripts
A CGI application of the WWW server's computer. They are refered to as scripts because they are frequently written in scripting languages.

Client
An application which communicates with a server.

FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A common communication protocol for transfering files between computers.

HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol. The computer data format for transfering text, images, and sound between web clients and servers.

Server
An application which performs a request, such as serving data.

URI
The part of a URL which specifies a user or file. For example:

/path/file

/path/file?query

username@server

URL
Universal Resource Locator. A string of characters defining a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP), a remote computer, a remote file name, and a possible query (denoted by a '?'). The general URL form is:

service:username:password@server:port//path/file?query
But more generally:

http://server/path/file

http://server/path/file?query

http://server:port/path/file?query

mailto:user@server

WWW
World Wide Web. A common term for the network of HTTP servers and clients.

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