Glossary

A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W X

Packet Switching

Packet Switching is a method of breaking data down into smaller packets before transferring and then reassembling at the final destination.

Parked Page

A Parked Page is a temporary web page that reserves the domain till the Web site or hosting is active. Domain owners are able to reserve their domains with a Parked Page for any time frame necessary without a penalty.

Parking

Parking reserves a domain that is inactive. Parked domains will display a temporary Web Page until the site is active.

Perl

Practical Extraction and Reporting Language, or Perl is a script that processes text.

Permalink

A Permalink links to a specific article in the archives of a blog and remains valid after the article is no longer listed on the front page of the blog.

Phishing

Phishing is a form of Internet fraud used to steal personal and payment information. To avoid Phishing, make sure an ssl certificate is enabled before making a payment or submitting valuable information to a website. If an ssl certificate is installed on the site the address will start with an https. This will make the chances of third party viewing less likely.

Ping

A Ping or Packet Internet Groper is a utility that determines if another computer is presently connected to the Internet.

Podcast

A Podcast is an audio or video production posted to a web page.Podcasts allow users to subscribe to a feed and receive new files automatically.

Pop3 Server

A POP 3 Server is a server that connects email clients like Outlook and Apple Mail with mail servers.

Post

A Post is an entry posted to a blog that includes an individual article or an audio or video file.

Power Cycle

A Power Cycle is a way of rebooting a Virtual or Dedicated Server.

Podcasting

Podcasting is a way of sharing audio and video files online that often utilizes feeds for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.

Primary hosted domain

A primary hosted domain is the main domain on a hosting plan. It always points to the hosting content root.

Primary Server

A Primary Server or Primary Name Server of a domain is where other name servers are directed for authoritative information regarding the domain and its corresponding IP.

Propagation

Propagation is the time frame a process undergoes while the request or modification is being completed.

Protected Registration

Having Protected Registration on a domain prevents most domains transfers, domain expiration and helps to maintain important domain information.