Internet Glossary - I
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Image Map
An image that contains more than one hyperlink on a Web page. Clicking on different parts of the image links the user to other resources on another part of the Web page, a different Web page, or a file. Often an image map, which can be a photograph, drawing, or a composite of several different drawings or photographs, is used as a map to the resources found on a particular Web site.
Inbound Link
A link from an external domain to a web site. Inbound links are used to measure link popularity.
IP address
Internet Protocol address. The standard way of identifying a computer that is connected to the Internet, much the way a telephone number identifies a telephone on a telephone network.
ISP
Abbreviation for Internet Service Provider. An organization that provides access to the Internet.