hit

1. architecture cache hit.

2. World-Wide Web A request to a web server from a webbrowser 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)