hit
2. 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. To press and release a key on the keyboard. Some
prefer the less aggressive "tap".
(2000-02-20)