1. Common
Online
Terminologies
Prepared by:
Annabel A. Ayson
Bachelor of Elementary
Education major in Preschool
Education
University of Santo Tomas

2. COMMON ONLINE
TERMINOLOGIES
Email
Online Chat
Wiki
WWW
Social Bookmarking
Streaming
HTML
Blog
Podcast
Social Networking
VoIP
URL
Web Feed

3. Email
• It is a short term for
Electronic Mail.
• Messages are passed
by the means of
electronics to one
computer to another.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/email?s=ts

4. Wiki
• This is an application in
websites that allow us
to edit, add
information to the
collaborative work.
• Example: Wikipedia
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wiki?s=t

5. HTML
• HTML stands for
Hypertext Markup Link
• It is a way used to create
webpages and other
data to display in web
browser
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Html

6. Social Bookmarking
• It is a centralized online
that enable users to
add, edit, and share
some bookmarks.
• Example is del.icio.us.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking

7. Podcast
• A digital audio or
recording that can be
downloaded from
the net to our
computer or our
gadgets
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/podcast

8. VoIP
• This acronym stands for
Voice over Internet
Protocol
• It is a set of standards for
delivering phone calls to
computer
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/VoIP?s=t

9. Online Chat
• Any type of
communication with
the use of Internet.
• This also enable us to
receive the messages
on time.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_chat

10. WWW
• It is an short term for
World wide web
• System of interlinked
data accessed in the
internet.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Www

11. Streaming
• It is for transferring of
data so that the data
can be send and
processed in a steady
time.
• Picture in the left:
process of Streaming
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/streaming?s=t

12. Blog
• It is a website that
allow users to post
their thoughts,
opinions or anything in
their mind. (to express
their feelings)
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blog?s=t

13. Social Networking
• It is the use of website
with the purpose of
communication
• The main purpose is
to communicate with
other people.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/social+networking?s=t

14. URL
• This is an address to
all files in the
internet.
• This is used for easy
locating the
webpages.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/url?s=t

15. Web Feed
• It is a data format that
allow users to have an
easier time to update
the content.
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed