Vocabulary

e-mail

Electronic mail or e-mail, is a means to exchange digital letters or messages. Each person could get her or his unique e-mail address to receive and send the messages over the Internet. An e-mail message consists of two parts - the message header with the e-mail address and the letter itself.

search engine

A web search engine searches for information on the Internet. The search results may consist of webpages, images, information and other types of files. Search engines operate automatically.

social network

A social network is an online service or website that connects the people who share the same interests and/or activities. Each user could create a profile and interact with friends over the Internet.

account

Using the Internet services, such as social networks, demands that each user has an account which consists of a username and a password to log into the network, and besides screen name and nickname.

profile

A user profile is a collection of personal data connected with a specific user which represents a person's identity on the Internet.

webpage

A webpage is a document written in the computer language (for example HTML) for the Internet. It can be accessed through a web browser and displayed on a computer monitor or mobile device. This information is usually connected with other webpages through the links.

website

A website is a collection of related web pages, images, and videos with a common address. All publicly accessible websites together are the World Wide Web.

chat

A chat is a means of direct one-on-one communication over the Internet, using special software such as instant messengers. With help of them you can communicate with your friends who are online.