Web Terms and Definitions

Web Template

A web template is an element of a web template system that is used to rapidly generate and mass-produce web pages through a pre-defined schematic, layout, or finite number of programming language instructions. In its simplest sense, a web template operates similarly to a form letter.

Template Design versus Custom Design

A template design will use an already created web template.  A custom design is a web site design which is created specifically for one web site.

Web Page

A document on the World Wide Web which can be displayed via a web browser. Every web page is identified by a unique URL and can therefore be accessed via a link.

Flash

A technology that allows a designer to embed interactive multimedia into web pages.  Flash components can include animated intros, scrolling text, slide show pictures and more. 

Email Form

A way to send information collected in a web form to a list of specified email addresses.  Normally requires server side scripting (php, perl, etc.).  Examples of use: contact form, questionnaire, feedback form.

Shopping Cart

An internet based system designed to allow an online shopper to collect items and then, when the user is ready, to purchase the chosen items.

Paypal Shopping Cart

An easy to incorporate shopping cart tool offered by Paypal.  Does not require you to have a database on your server.

Ecommerce Shopping Cart

Shopping cart software that normally requires a database and server side scripting.  Thus programming and database skills are needed for its implementation.