<world-wide web> A World-Wide Web page that appears before the expected content page. Interstitials can be used for advertising (intermercial, transition ad) or to confirm that the user is old enough to view the requested page, etc..

(01 Aug 2003)

interstitialmedical dictionary

<anatomy> Pertaining to or situated between parts or in the interspaces of a tissue.

Origin: L. Interstitialis, inter = between, sistere = to set

(11 Mar 2008)