(Web|Internet) - Resource (Web Content)
About
On a internet level (not only web), the term resource is used in a general sense for whatever might be identified by a URI (ie a URL for the web)
They are application resources and should not be confound with hardware/machine resources
In a process context and in general, the term resource means what is limited. See resource.
A document (ie served by a server):
- an HTML document,
- an image,
- a source of information (in json format for instance) (e.g., “today's weather report for Los Angeles”),
A file (served by a What is a File System (filesystem)?)
A service:
- a service (e.g., an HTTP-to-SMS gateway),
- a database
Or Objects:
- human beings,
- corporations,
- books found in a library
- …
A resource might not be singular in nature. A resource might be:
- a named set
- a mapping that varies over time
Static vs Dynamic
A resource can be:
- Resources - Static Resources (such as a file)
- or Web - Dynamic Web Site (generated)
Fetch
Type
Content
See What is the Mime? known also as Media Type
- Media: Media resources: images, JavaScript, CSS, or fonts
- Data Resources: HTML, XML, or JSON documents
Graph
Resource can also be represented as a graph object by adding metadata