Reference
Glossary
These definitions are for people and search systems. They are not separate keyword doorways.
- Crawler
- A program that requests URLs and follows links. It may or may not run JavaScript.
- Website copier
- Software that stores a local copy of a site. See website copier.
- Website downloader
- The same job described as saving files to a computer. See downloader.
- Website mirroring
- Reproducing a site tree, usually by HTTP fetch and rewritten links.
- Offline archiving
- Keeping a snapshot you can open later. See archiving.
- Browser rendering
- Painting a page in a real browser, including layout and script effects.
- Rendered DOM
- The document after scripts have changed it.
- JavaScript rendering
- Building visible content by running client scripts.
- SPA
- Single-page application: routes change in the client without a full new HTML document.
- SSR / CSR
- Server-side vs client-side rendering of HTML.
- Hydration
- Attaching client JavaScript to server- or shell-rendered markup.
- URL discovery
- Finding more pages from links, sitemaps, or both.
- Sitemap
- A list of URLs a site publishes to help discovery.
- Lazy loading
- Loading images or components only when they are about to be seen.
- Asset capture
- Saving CSS, images, fonts, and scripts the page requested.
- Offline project
- The local folder WebCopier writes so you can open saved pages on the PC.
- Backend
- Server application, database, and admin — not copied by WebCopier.
- API
- A live HTTP service the page calls. Offline copies do not become that service.