Median of non-zero length visits in the log. Half the visit lengths are longer than the median, and half are shorter. This number is often closer to the "typical" visit length than the average visit length. Numbers that are … [Read more...]
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Affiliate Program
Affiliate programs reward site owners for referring customers to their businesses. They operate on a pay-by-results basis. This means that merchants pay only after the affiliate has successfully referred a buying customer … [Read more...]
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Processing Gateway
Processing gateways give you the ability to accept payments online through your website's shopping cart. The gateway works as a middleman between you and your bank. It collects the funds and then transfers them to your … [Read more...]
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Service provider
A company who provides a specific internet related service. … [Read more...]
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Server
A computer or device that manages network resources. The term can refer to a piece of software, or to the machine on which the software is running. A single server machine could be running several different server software … [Read more...]
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Sendmail
The BSD Unix Message Transfer Agent supporting mail transport via TCP/IP using SMTP. Sendmail is normally invoked in the background via a Mail User Agent such as the mail command. … [Read more...]
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Security Certificate
Information used to establish a secure connection by SSL protocol. In order for an SSL connection to be created, both sides must have a valid Security Certificate, issued by the Certificate Authority. … [Read more...]
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Second level domain
"In the Domain Name System (DNS), the next lower level of the hierarchy beneath the top level domains. In a domain name, that part of the domain name that appears immediately to the left of the top-level domain. For … [Read more...]
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Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
An extremely fast device access protocol. SCSI devices are usually found on high end PCs and MACs (most older MACs have SCSI devices). … [Read more...]
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Script
A list of commands that can run without user interaction. … [Read more...]
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Resolution (Screen or Monitor)
The way things appear on your computer monitor. Resolution is measured in pixels. The lower the resolution, the larger things appear on your screen. Most computer monitors are set at 800 x 600 resolution, meaning 800 pixels … [Read more...]
