Terms A-D | Terms E-K | Terms L--R | Terms S-Z

Technical Terms A-D

Admin Contact: The Admin Contact represents the person who registered a doman and the domain name. This contact is authorized to initiate changes with the domain registrar.

Admin email: The Admin Email is listed for the administrative contact for a registered domain. When a domain is transfered, the Admin Email holder authorizes the transfer.

ASP (Active Server Pages):The Microsoft scripting language , ASP or ASP.NET is used in building dynamic websites. Typically sites with ASP are compatible with Windows Servers.

Audio Streaming: A widely used feature, Audio Streaming provides audio content or music on a website. Audio Streaming increases a Web site's bandwidth usage significantly.

Authentication: Authentication identifies an individual usually with a username and password.

Auto Responder: The Auto Responder sends a preprogrammed response automatically to emails received. These can be a "thank you" message or a notification that you are "out of the office until..."

Backups: A routine storage of data in case of loss or failure. Backups of data on our servers are scheduled every twenty four hours.

Bandwidth: The Bandwidth is the capacity of a site or connection to carry information. Bandwidth plays an important role in how many visitors can download a site at a time with efficiency.

Blog: A Blog is the abbreviation for Weblog. Blogs represent opinions or thoughts of the website author and are updated on a consisted basis for viewing by the general public.

Blogcast: A Blogcast is a blog and a podcast both merged into a single website.

Blogosphere: A Blogosphere is the Internet blogging community.

Browser: Browsers are applications used to view and work on the Internet. Popular Browsers include Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Safari.

Captcha: An image known as a Captcha contains a numerical or alphabetic code used on web pages to prevent accounts from being created by spiders or programs.

Carbon Copy: The Carbon Copy option sends a second copy of each email to the address the account owner indicates.

CGI (Common Gateway Interface): The CGI program is used for translating data from a web server to display in on a web page or in an email. The transfer of data between the script and the server allows html pages to interact with other applications.

CGI Bin: The CGI Bin stores CGI scripts on the server.

Cookie: A Cookie is a message that the Web server sends to the Web browser. The browser stores the messages in text files. These messages are sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page and help to identify users and prepare customized logins for them.

Country Code: A Country Code is a two letter abbreviation for a country after the dot in a domain name. For example: www.coolsite.us

Data Transfer: Data transfer is the amount of data transferred from an account as site viewers visit pages on the website. Sites with an abundance of audio, video and images that generates a large amount of traffic should consider selecting a hosting plan and provider that allows for a high range of data transfer.

A Digital Signature: An encrypted message that ensures a message was sent by the person who claims to have sent it.

DNS: The Domain Name System or DNS stores information on domain names and host names.

Domain: A Domain is the part of the URL that locates a group or entity on the Internet. (ex: byhisdesign.biz)

Domain Forwarding: A domain is directed to another web address to view the content of another site.

Domain Locking: A free security feature offered by Registrars called Domain Locking prevents unauthorized transfers of a domain to another registrar or host.

Domain Privacy: Domain Privacy keeps the registrant's contact information confidential from the Whois directory online. This service prevents helps reduce problems from spam.

Domain Transfer: A Domain Transfer moves the domain from one registrar to another. Customers have to wait 60 days to transfer domains after a purchase, a renewal or a change to the domain information.

Dynamic Web Page: A Dynamic Web Page has changing information or provides interaction for users in someway.