webmaster

(wĕb'măs'tər)
n.
A person whose occupation is designing, developing, marketing, or maintaining websites.

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A person responsible for the implementation of a Web site. Webmasters must be proficient in HTML as well as one or more scripting and interface languages such as JavaScript and Perl. They may also have experience with more than one type of Web server. See Web administrator and Webmistress.

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The person in charge of administrating a web site. By convention, the Webmaster of Internet domain www.foo.com can be reached at the e - mail address webmaster@foo.com.

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[WWW: from postmaster] The person at a site providing World Wide Web information who is responsible for maintaining the public pages and keeping the Web server running and properly configured.

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• Release Date: 2001
• Genre: Educational
• Style: Educational -- General