| Hard disk |
Magnetic disk used to store data. Most PCs contain an in-built hard disk, while removable or external had disks are also available. |
| Hardware |
The equipment and boxes comprising the mechanical elements of computers. |
| HM Customs & Excise |
The UK Government agency responsible for collecting customs and excise duties and VAT and for protecting against illegal imports of drugs, alcohol and tobacco, smuggling and tax fraud. Visit the HM Customs & Excise web site at www.hmce.gov.uk for further details. |
| Home page |
The front or introductory page of a web site. The Home page often guides users to the main sections of the site or acts like the "glossy" cover of a book or catalogue. A home page can also refer to the default web page which a browser has been programmed to access every time it connects to the internet - thankfully some browsers enable users not to programme any page. |
| HTML |
Hypertext Mark-up Language is the language used to create the documents comprising web sites. |
| HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol is the method of downloading HTML documents to web browsers (usually via the internet). |
| Hypertext |
A means of linking and cross-referencing HTML documents, so that users can move directly from one to another at the click of their mouse. |
