Database
A database is a structured format for organizing and maintaining information that can be easily retrieved. A simple example of a database is a table or a spreadsheet.

DHTML (Dynamic HTML)
A combination of HTML, style sheets, and scripts that make Web pages more interactive. (see HTML)

Domain Name
The address or URL of a particular Website. The domain name comes after http://www. This is also how you describe the name to the right of the @ sign in an e-mail address. Domain names come with different extensions based on whether the domain belongs to a commerical enterprise (.com), an educational establishment (.edu in the USA, .ac.uk in the UK), a government body (.gov), the military (.mil), a network (.net), or a nonprofit organisation (.org). They can also have a geographical extension such as .co.uk. e.g. www.lankesterdesigns.co.uk based in the UK. (see URL)

Easter Egg
Easter eggs are hidden features placed by programmers in software applications, operating systems, and even some hardware. When the hidden command sequence is found, an Easter-egged product will perform an action, such as displaying a message, a small animation or playing a sound.

Extranet
Used by companies to provide non public information to a select group of people, such as business partners or customers. An extranet may look like an ordinary Website but you have to enter a password or use digital encryption to access it.

Frameset
An invisible Web page that divides a browser window into several sections, each with the ability to display a separate Web page.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
The Internet protocol that regulates how files are transferred across the Internet.