Glossary of Terms
Don't know the difference between HTTP and TCP/IP? Have no fear - our handy glossary of terms is here to shed light on even the most obscure of Web-related acronyms.
If there's something you'd like explained that you can't find in here then please let us know about it. The glossary is expanding all the time so we welcome suggestions.
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- Message Boards
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Websites that allow visitors to post messages, and for others to reply to them. Unlike email, all discussions take place in public, any anyone can join in. Usually, such discussions are themed by subject matter.
- Metasearch engines
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A tool that allows a user to search across two or more engines and directories simultaneously.
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HTML tags that identify the content of a web page for search engines.
- MP3
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Defacto digital audio encoding file format, abbreviated from its full title MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3. Encodes audio at greatly reduced file sizes without any noticable loss in sound quality.
- MP3 Player
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MP3 Players are portable devices designed to store and playback MP3 files. The most popular MP3 Player on the market is Apple's iPod.
- MySQL
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MySQL is an SQL-based Database management system. MySQL is commonly used for storing data collected by, and served to, Web sites.
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- Natural/Organic search results
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The 'natural' search results that appear in a separate section (usually the main body of the page) to the paid listings. The results listed here have not been paid for and are ranked by the (using spiders or algorithms) according to relevancy.
- News Group
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An online discussion group.
- Net
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The Internet.
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The process of building relationships with existing customers and gaining new ones by publishing and mass distributing an email containing features and articles of interest to them.
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- Online PR
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Press releases distributed over the Internet. It is aimed at a broader segment of reader including social media, consumers and journalists.
- Online Press Release
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Press releases distributed over the Internet. It is aimed at a broader segment of readers including social media, consumers and journalists.
- Open-Source
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Refers to software for which the source code is publically available. The source code can be freely modified and improved upon.
Linux is an example of Open-Source software.
- Operating System
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A software program that manages the hardware and software of a computer.
Common Operating Systems include Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux and Unix.
- Optimisation
- OS
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Abbreviation of Operating System.
- Organic Listing
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Also known as natural listings. A 'free' or 'unpaid' listing that appears on a search results page. These listings can be achieved using SEO techniques.
- Outbound Link
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An outbound link is a link from a page of your site to another site.
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