2. <World-Wide Web> A request to a web server from a web
browser or other client (e.g. a robot).
The number of hits on a server may be important for
determining advertising revenue.
In the course of loading a single web page, a browser may
hit a web server many times e.g. to retrieve the page itself
and each image on the page. In contrast, caching by
browsers and web proxies reduces the number of hits on the
server because some requests are satisfied from the cache.
3. <jargon> To press and release a key on the keyboard. Some
prefer the less aggressive "tap".
(2000-02-20)
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