Glossary
Page Size
To ensure optimal browsing, the home page size should not exceed 30 Kb.
PageMill
A WYSIWYG HTML editor from Adobe.
Paint Shop Pro
An image creation and editing tool from JASC Software. It provides an animated GIF editor, a screen-capture function and a
graphics format conversion module.
PAP
French term meaning Page Avec Publicité vue, i.e., Page with viewed advertisement. It is an audience measurement unit used
to pay a webmaster according to the traffic drawn by his site.
Path
The location of a file or a page in the file system of a remote server.
Pay-per-Click
Each click on a link or a banner generates a commission for the webmaster.
PCT
Graphic file format on Macintosh.
PDF
Portable Document Format. A format from Adobe that enables a document to be distributed on different systems while preserving
the layout (.pdf).
PERL
Practical Extraction and Report Language. A scripting language for developing CGI programs.
Photoshop
A professional image-editing and graphics creation software from Adobe. It provides a large library of effects, filters and
layers.
PHP
Personal Home Page. Advanced scripting language for site design.
PICS
Platform for Internet Content Selection. Specification from the W3C to define the content of your site for your visitors by
associating labels (metadata).
Ping
Packet Internet Groper. A utility that forwards data packets to check the quality of a link or verify the connection of a
machine to the Internet.
Pixel
Picture element. The smallest unit (point) of an image displayed on screen. The quality of an image depends on the number
of pixels per inch that make up the image.
Plug-in
An additional module that adds features to a browser in order to support certain elements, such as support for sound, video,
and 3D animation files.
PNG
Graphic format, competitor of GIF.
Pointer
Cursor of a pointing device, such as a mouse or an electronic pencil.
Pop-up
A small box that appears over a visited page to deliver information or display an ad.
Positioning
Result of your ranking in a result list displayed by a search engine.
PPP
Point to Point Protocol. Protocol encapsulating a connection to a TCP/IP network through a modem and a telephone line.
Promotion
All the techniques used to promote a site by search engines and directories.
Proxy
Server placed between a user's machine and the Internet. It can act as a firewall to provide protection and as a cache area
to speed up Web page display.
Push
Automatic upload of data to a user's computer.
PWS
Microsoft Personal Web Server. It is bundled with Windows 98.
