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deep link

A deep link is a webpage link from one website to another website that bypasses the second website’s homepage and goes straight to an internal page on the second website. According to Adjust’s Mobile Marketing Glossary, the purpose of a deep link is to send users directly to specific locations on the second website instead of sending them to the website’s homepage which allows for more efficient web-browsing.

hyperlink

A hyperlink, sometimes called a link, is any component of a webpage that connects two different webpages or two different locations of the same website. Hyperlinks are sometimes a different color than the rest of the text (e.g. they are blue here), or underlined to indicate that they will take the user somewhere else. Clicking on a link will either take the user to a different webpage or a different location on the same website. 

IP address

An IP address is a unique identification number that is attributed to a device that is connected to a computer network, using the internet. IP stands for “Internet Protocol” which refers to the rules governing the format of data sent through the internet or local network. IP addresses are an identifier that allows users of devices to send information between devices on a network.

legal informatics

Legal informatics is a general term describing information science and technology applied to law. Much of the focus in this field is on how information science and technology can advance the study and practice of law. Some examples are: the standards of organization of legal information, automation, gamification, and the engineering and redesign of legal databases.

link

A link, also called a hyperlink, is any component of a webpage that connects two different webpages or two different locations of the same website. Links are sometimes a different color than the rest of the text, or underlined to indicate that they will take the user somewhere else. Clicking on a link will either take the user to a different webpage or a different location on the same website. 

metadata

According to 44 U.S. Code - Public Printing and Documents - § 3502 (19), metadata is the “structural or descriptive information about data such as content, format, source, rights, accuracy, provenance, frequency, periodicity, granularity, publisher or responsible party, contact information” and the method of collection, among other descriptions. In short, metadata is data about data. 

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