What is Deep Web

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Internet sites that are not indexed by mainstream search engines. It can include password protected networks, such as corporate networks, email, and subscription only newspapers. Learn more in: Regulating the Internet

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is inaccessible to “generic” search engines and users. The content is not indexed by “normal” and “big” search engines, for instance, Google. Learn more in: A Survey on the Techniques to Improve the Visibility of Geospatial Resources on the Web

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The part of the Internet not searchable by traditional search engines such as Google. Learn more in: Socio-Political Considerations of Informing Technology in the 21st Century

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Also called the hidden or invisible Web. Search engines like Google scan the surface only (keywords: visible or surface Web) (i.e., harvesting indexed pages). The Deep Web, in general, consists of special (online) databases, where the surfer needs a password or registration, or dynamic pages, where the result is generated after a query (e.g., stock market prices or flight schedules). Learn more in: The European Approach Towards Digital Library Education: Dead End or Recipe for Success?

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The part of the world wide web that cannot be crawled by web crawlers and does not appear in results displayed by search engines. Learn more in: Dark Web: A Boon or a Bane

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The part of the web not a part of the surface web. It includes content inaccessible through the use of a search engine. These include private servers that only those with permission may access, intranets utilized by a variety of organizations, or even typical social media pages that users wish to keep concealed from the general public. Learn more in: Cybersecurity Legislation

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(also hidden Web): The part of the Web that consists of all web pages accessible via search interfaces. Learn more in: Deep Web: Databases on the Web

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The part of internet that contains sites that are not indexed by search engines and are not available to users by ordinary browsers. This includes account specific details like social network account profile page which is accessible only via password protected login procedure. Learn more in: Dark Web and Its Research Scopes

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Also called invisible web or hidden web , is the huge (90%) un-indexed part of the World Wide Web containing contents that are inaccessible to conventional search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc. Bank accounts and emails are examples of deep web contents. The dark web and the deep web aren’t synonyms. Learn more in: Cyberbullying and Social Networking Sites

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The hidden part of the web invisible to conventional search engines. Learn more in: Human Trafficking and Cyber Laws in Malaysia

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A term that refers to database information hosted on the web and dynamically generated; this database information is not directly found by traditional search engines traversing http-based web pages but which are inter-actable through other methods and portals. (This is not to be confused with the Dark Web, a term which describes online spaces accessible through anonymized access where people may engage various black markets and illicit goods and services.) Learn more in: Online Calling Cards and Professional Profiles in Cybersecurity From Social Media

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A largely untapped region of cyberspace in which Web data is indirectly accessible through the use of query-type human readable interfaces. Typically, the user must enter log-on information or select options before being granted access to the information from the Web site. The need for human interaction restricts the ability of search engines and Web bots to index these sites. The terms invisible Web and hidden Web are also loosely used to describe these regions of cyberspace. Learn more in: Data Extraction from Deep Web Sites