The concept of inter-connected information system made possible by TCP/IP connection of servers worldwide. A collection of internet sites that offer text, graphics, sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).

全球资讯网；万维网。TCP/IP 通讯协定将全球无数的伺服器连接，组成一个全球性的资讯系统。以 HTTP 通讯协定传输文字、图像、声音及动画给用户端。