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Un '''sito web''' (spesso abbreviato in '''sito''') è un insieme di [[pagina web|pagine web]], ovvero, di documenti accessibili tramite [[World Wide Web]] su [[Internet]]. Le pagine di un sito web sono accessibili tramite una radice comune ([[URL]]), la [[homepage]], e tipicamente risiedono sullo stesso server fisico. Le URL delle varie pagine le organizzano in una gerarchia, anche se i [[collegamento ipertestuale|collegamenti ipertestuali]] tra di esse controllano il modo in cui il lettore percepisce òa struttura complessiva.

#REDIRECT [[Web server]]

Alcuni siti web (o parti di essi) richiedono una [[sottoscirzione]], con una quota da pagare (ad esempio mensilmente), o con una semplice registrazione gratuita. Tra gli esempi troviamo molti siti [[pornografia|pornografici]], parti di siti di [[notizia|notizie]], siti che forniscono in [[tempo reale]] le quotazioni [[azione (economia)|azioni]], e l'[[Encyclopedia Britannica]].

==Overview==

A website will often be the work of one person, one organization, or on a particular topic, or have a particular purpose. This is quite a blurry definition, given the [[hypertext]] nature of the web: the whole of [[Wikipedia]] forms a website, but whether the Meta-Wikipedia pages are part of the same website or a sister website is open to debate.

Web sites are written in [[HTML]] (Hyper Text Markup Language) and are accessed using special [[software]] called [[web browser]]s. [[Plugin]]s are available for browsers which allow them to show active content, such as [[Macromedia Flash|Flash]], [[Macromedia Shockwave|Shockwave]] or [[applet]]s written in [[Java programming language|Java]]. Some interactive content may also be generated with [[JavaScript]], support for which is built-in for most browsers. An emerging standard called [[DHTML|Dynamic HTML]] is starting to make an appearance, though no standard has been formally adopted yet.

==Types of websites==

There are numerous types of websites, each specializing in a particular service or use. A few types of websites include:

* [[Business site]]: used for promoting a [[business]] or service

* [[Commerce site]] or [[Electronic commerce|eCommerce]] sites: for purchasing goods, such as [[Amazon.com]]

* [[Community site]] : a site where persons with similar interests communicate with each other, usually by [[chat]] or [[internet forum]]s.

* [[Download site]]: strictly used for [[downloading]] electronic content, such as [[software]], [[game demo]]s or computer [[wallpaper]]

* [[Information site]]: contains content that is intended merely to inform visitors, but not necessarily for commercial purposes; such as: [[RateMyProfessors.com]], [[Free Internet Lexicon and Encyclopedia]].

* [[Search Engine]]: a site the provides general information and is intended as a gateway or lookup for other sites. A pure example is [[Google]], and the most widely known extended type is [[Yahoo!]].

* [[Database]]: a site whose main use is the search and display of a specific database content such as the [[Internet Movie Database]] or the [[Political graveyard]].

* [[Shock site]]: includes [[image]]s or other material that is intended to be offensive to most viewers

* [[Game site]]: a site that is itself a game or "playground" where many people come to play, such as [[Zone.com]], [[Pogo.com]] and the [[MMORPG]]s ''[[Everquest]]'', ''[[Solar conflict|Solar Conflict]]'' and ''[[Kings of Chaos]]''.

* [[Vanity site]]: run by an individual or a small group (such as a [[family]]) that contains information or any content that the individual wishes to include

* [[Wiki]] site: a site for people to contribute to material and exchange ideas (such as [[Wikipedia]])

Many websites are a mixture of types. For example, a business web site may promote the business's products, but may also host informative documents, such as [[white paper]]s. There are also numerous sub-categories to the ones listed above. For example, a [[porn]] site is a specific type of eCommerce site or business site (that is, it is trying to sell memberships for access to its site). A [[fan site]] may be a vanity site on which the [[administrator]] is paying homage to a [[celebrity]].

Many business websites, have all the appearance of [[brochure]]s—that is an [[advertisement]] that can be strolled around. Some websites act as vehicles to communicate with other people via [[webchat]].

The content of a website is constrained by the hosting [[computer]]'s power, and also legally, e.g. by [[copyright]], [[pornography]] laws, etc.

==Mousetrapping==

Mousetrapping is a technique employed by some "aggressive" commercial websites (especially pornographic ones) that prevents one from leaving it, depending on browser settings.

==Prizes==

The [[Webby Awards]] are a set of awards presented to the world's "best" websites.

==See also==

*[[Web content management]]

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