| ADO | ActiveX Data Object | A Microsoft owned data access structure |
| AJAX | Asyncronous Javascript and XML | A method of changed a web page after it has loaded |
| API | Application Programming Interface | Term used to describe a set of function within a programming language |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange | A method of encoding characters into binary |
| ASP | Active Server Pages | A server scripting language |
| B2B | Business to Business | A term used to describe a transaction between two businesses |
| BCC | Blind Carbon Copy | A method of sending a message to a recipient without revealing other recipients |
| BMP | Bitmap | An format used for image data |
| Byte | Not Applicable | A series of 8 Bits |
| Captcha | Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart | This is a method of preventing spam often i |
| CC | Carbon Copy | A method of copying an email to another recipient |
| CGI | Common Gateway Interface | A server scripting language |
| CMS | Content Management System | A secure section of a website that allows editing and management |
| CSA | Certificate Signing Authority | An organisation entrusted with validating SSL certificates |
| CSR | Certificate Signing Request | A code generated by a web server which can be used to apply an SSL certificate |
| CSS | Cascading Style Sheet | One or more instructions for how data should look |
| CSV | Comma Separated Values | A string of information delimited by commas |
| DB | Database | A location for storing information |
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Control Protocol | An automated service used by routers to assigned internal IP addresses |
| DL | Download | To transfer a file into a computer |
| DLL | Dynamic Link Library | A file used under Windows which contains functional code but cannot be executed alone |
| DNS | Domain Name Service | The service responsible for converting domain names into IP addresses |
| DoS | Denial of Service | An malicious attempt to make a service unavailable through artifically high demand |
| DOM | Document Object Model | A term which describes the structure of a webpage in JavaScript |
| DTD | Document Type Definition | A declaration of which elements appear in a document |
| EULA | End User License Agreement | A set of terms and conditions supplied to a resource user |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | A series of questions and answers published on a website for the benefit of visitors |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol | A method of managing files in a website |
| GIF | Graphic Interchange Format | A bitmap image format used widely on the internet |
| GPL | General Public License | A set of terms and conditions used to publish open source projects |
| HTML | Hyper Text Markup Language | A language used to denote different types of data within a web page |
| HTTP | Hyper Text Transfer Protocol | A method of transferring HTML data |
| IE | Internet Explorer | An Internet browser from Microsoft |
| IIS | Internet Informations Services | Web server software produced by Microsoft |
| IM | Instant Message | A paragraph of text communicated instantly from one computer to another |
| IMAP | Internet Message Access Protocol | A method of collecting email |
| IP | Internet Protocol | This is the addressing protocol the internet uses |
| IRC | Internet Relay Chat | Software which provides an instant messaging service |
| ISP | Internet Service Privider | An organisation that provides one or more internet services |
| IT | Information Technology | A term which encompasses all communication services |
| JIT | Just In Time | A term which describes a process that takes place during a request |
| JPG | Joint Photographic Experts Group | A compressed image format |
| JS | Javascript | A client side scripting language |
| JSON | Javascript Object Notation | One or more variables for use in a Javascript function |
| JSP | Java Server Pages | Java based server scripting language |
| Kb | Kilobit | A unit of data containing 1024 bits |
| KB | Kilobyte | A unit of data containing 1024 bytes |
| KB | Knowledge Base | A collection of articles that catalog a process |
| KEI | Keyword Effectiveness Index | The relationship between the number of searches versus the number of results for a particular |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator | This is a metric used to judge the performance of a website, this may be the number of visitors or exit pages for example. |
| LAMP | Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP | A popular web server configuration |
| LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol | A method of accessing or modifying a directory of objects over TCP/IP |
| MAMP | Mac Apache MySql and PHP | A description of a Macintosh server configuration |
| MPEG | Motion Pictures Experts Group | An authority for video file formats (also a format its self) |
| MS | Microsoft | A leading software company |
| MSDN | Microsoft Developer Network | A knowledge base of Microsoft development information |
| MVC | Model View Controller | A strategy for seperating website code into frontend, data and functional code |
| NaN | Not a Number | A value returned by a javascript function where a number was expected but not found |
| NAS | Network Attached Storage | A hard drive which is accessible via a network connection |
| NS | Netscape | A company involved with the Internet since the very early days |
| OO | Object Orientated | A modular programming principal |
| OS | Operating System | The software a computer uses to run applications and services |
| PCRE | Perl Compatible Regular Expressions | A language used to find patterns in strings of data |
| PGP | Pretty Good Privacy | A cryptographic application |
| PHP | Personal Home Page | The original term for the CGI binaries that comprise the PHP language |
| PHP | PHP Hypertext Processor | A server side scripting language |
| PNG | Portable Network Graphic | A format for compressed images |
| POP | Point of Presence | A gateway to the Internet |
| POP3 | Post Office Protocol (version 3) | A method of collecting email |
| PPC | Pay Per Click | An online advert which, when clicked, charges the person or organisation that commissioned the advert |
| RAD | Rapid Application Development | A method of programming applications which involves creating a prototype and iterating over it to add functionality |
| RSS | Really Simple Syndication | An XML document containing news information |
| SEF | Search Engine Friendly | A term used to decribe something designed to help search engines |
| SEO | Search Engine Optimisation | A process of optimising and publicising a website |
| SMO | Social Media Optimisation | A process of creating a social media presence for a company or website |
| SERPS | Search Engine Result Pages | The content displayed to a search engine user after a search is made |
| SMTP | Simple Mail Tranfer Protocol | The method of sending email |
| SQL | Structured Query Language | A language used to interface with a database server |
| SSH | Secure Shell | Command line remote access to a web server |
| SSI | Server Side Include | A method of including another file into a web page |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer | An encrypted method of communication over the Internet |
| SWF | Shockwave Flash | A file containing Flash information |
| TCP | Transport Control Protocol | A method of communicating information over the Internet |
| TLD | Top Level Domain | The extention after a website name. ie. ec-plus.NET |
| TTL | Time To Live | A limit (in seconds) until a DNS record must be refreshed |
| UI | User Interface | The controls an end user has access to |
| UL | Upload | To transfer a file from a computer |
| URI | Universal Resource Identifier | A string of characters used to identify a resource on the Internet |
| URL | Unversal Resource Locator | Specifies where a URI is available and the mechanism for accessing it |
| URN | Universal Resource Name | Defines the identity of a resource |
| VB | Visual Basic | A Microsoft owned scripting language |
| VOIP | Voice over Internet Protocol | A method of holding a voice conversation over the Internet |
| W3C | World Wide Web Consortium | An authority for Internet Standards |
| WAMP | Windows Apache MySql and PHP | A description of a particular Windows server configuration |
| WAV | WAVEform audio format | An audio file format |
| WMA | Windows Media Audio | A Microsoft owned audio format |
| WMV | Windows Media Video | A Microsoft owned video format |
| WYSIWIG | What You See Is What Your Get | A system that displays content during editing exactly the same as how it appears when it is finally output |
| WWW | World Wide Web | Refers to the logical network created by the Internet |
| XAML | eXtensivle Application Markup Language | A Microsoft owned language which initializes structured values and objects |
| XHTML | eXtensible Hypertext Markup Language | A HTML document restricted by form |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language | A means of storing data in plain text using elements |
| XSL | eXtensible Stylesheet Language | A Microsoft owned language for forming an XML document |
| XSLT | eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation | A declarative language used for transforming data into XML |
| XSS | Cross Site Scripting | A method of fetching information from a remote website |
