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Glossary

 
antenna (pl. antennae)

a long, thin sense organ located on the head of some animals, including insects and shellfish
 
browser

a software program that lets a user look at different kinds of resources on the Internet
 
exoskeleton

a hard covering that protects or supports the body of certain animals, including insects and shellfish
 
Homepage

the main web page for the website of an organization, a business, a person, or a service, or a main page that organizes hotlinks to several different websites
 
hotlink

a word or words on a web page that, when clicked, take the user directly to another location or web page
 
segments

the parts into which something is divided; each part of a bug's body is called a segment
 
toolbar

a set of buttons, usually located across the top of the browser window; when clicked, each button completes an action that corresponds to its name (for example, Forward, Back, or Print)