CGI, Common Gateway Interface, includes programs that run on the server to

enhance the quality and functionality of a web site.

A plain HTML document that the Web daemon retrieves is static, which means it

exists in a constant state: a text file that doesn't change. A CGI program, on the

other hand, is executed in real-time, so that it can output dynamic information.

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