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CGI

CGI

Common Gateway Interface.

CGI is an interface standard allowing programs to interface to web servers. CGI programs can be written in any compilable language. CGI programs are executed on the server, normally in response to some input from a web page.

See also: ASP.

For more information see:

• http://everything.explained.at/Common_Gateway_Interface/ - Common Gateway Interface (CGI) explained.
• http://cgi.resourceindex.com/