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 <entry name="(A) record see" value="Host (A) record" />
 <entry name="Absolute Value" value="The actual numerical value of a quantity" />
 <entry name="Action Log" value="A detailed history of all actions executed on a system or by a user." />
 <entry name="Administrator" value="A user that has the login privileges required for access an interface." />
 <entry name="Alias (CNAME) Record" value="A record that maps one host name to another. The target host does not have to be within a local domain." />
 <entry name="Allocate" value="To assign resources for a specific task. This is often used to refer to memory use,disk space, bandwidth, or process cycles." />
 <entry name="Anonymous FTP" value="A method by which files can be transferred over the Internet through FTP (File Transfer Protocol) without the use of a password or the creation of a user account." />
 <entry name="Appliance" value="A collection of related server applications in which all dependent applications are bundled into one optimized package." />
 <entry name="Application" value="A general term used to describe software components." />
 <entry name="Autoresponder" value="A mail utility that automatically sends a standard reply message to an email message." />
 <entry name="Autostart" value="A system utility that starts applications automatically at system startup." />
 <entry name="Back Up" value="To copy data files and configuration files from one location to another location or FTP server to preserve usable copies in case of system failure. see also restore." />
 <entry name="Bandwidth Quota" value="The amount of network space assigned to a user on a server." />
 <entry name="CGI-BIN" value="The directory on a Web server where CGI scripts are typically stored." />
 <entry name="Command Line Interface" value="A user interface through which commands can be sent to WEBppliance using a command line rather than the graphical user interface. The Command Line Interface also allows the use of scripts for automating and streamlining many tasks." />
 <entry name="Common Gateway Interface (CGI)" value="A set of rules describing how a Web server should communicate with another application running on the same computer, and in reverse. Any program can be a CGI program if it can handle input and output according to the CGI standard." />
 <entry name="CPU Quota" value="The percentage of central processor unit time assigned to a user or a server." />
 <entry name="Custom Log" value="A log file that contains information from Internet browsers accessing a Web site. Whenever a visitor accesses a Web site, information about the visitor and the nature of the visit is recorded in this log file." />
 <entry name="Delimiter" value="A character marking the beginning or end of a unit of data." />
 <entry name="Delta Value" value="The percentage of change in a quantity." />
 <entry name="Deployment" value="The systematic distribution of an object." />
 <entry name="Disk Quota" value="The amount of disk space, in megabytes, assigned to a user" />
 <entry name="DNS/BIND server" value="A server using Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) text database format, a widely used method of configuring DNS servers on the Internet. DNS/BIND servers contain four files: a database file, reverse lookup file, cache file, and boot file." />
 <entry name="Domain" value="An Internet address or a subsection of the Internet." />
 <entry name="Domain Name" value="An alphabetic name that identifies one or more IP addresses." />
 <entry name="Domain Name System (DNS)" value="Name resolution software that translates alphabetic domain names into numeric IP addresses. The DNS server maintains a database of domain names and their corresponding IP addresses." />
 <entry name="Domain Name System (DNS) Server" value="A computer that maintains a database of domain names and their corresponding IP addresses." />
 <entry name="Drag-and-Drop" value="In graphical user interfaces, the act of using the mouse to move an icon or an object into a window or onto another icon or object." />
 <entry name="Email Alias" value="A nickname mapped to one or more real email addresses. Aliases are commonly used for email distribution lists and for delivering the same email message to more that one email address at once." />
 <entry name="Error Log" value="A log file that contains information about errors encountered by visitors accessing a Web site, or information about problems with the Web server." />
 <entry name="File Sharing" value="In a network, the sharing of computer data or space by several users whose access privileges might vary." />
 <entry name="File Transfer Protocol (FTP)" value="A protocol used to transfer files over the Internet. FTP includes functions to log on to the network, list directories, and copy files. FTP operations can be performed by typing commands in a command line or by using an FTP utility running under a graphical interface. Anonymous FTP allows you to use an FTP site without a password and without creating a user account." />
 <entry name="Filter" value="A pattern or mask through which only selected data is passed." />
 <entry name="Firewall" value="A method for keeping a network secure." />
 <entry name="Forward Message" value="Redirecting (or forwarding) your email messages from one mailbox to another. When you create a Forward on your email account, your email messages can be redirected to another location without the sender knowing the new address." />
 <entry name="Gateway" value="In networking, a combination of hardware and software that links two different types of networks or applications." />
 <entry name="Graphical User Interface (GUI)" value="An interface between a user and a computer that is graphics-based and incorporates icons, menus, and a mouse." />
 <entry name="Group" value="A logical division of users on a domain, for example, the Sales group. Also, the association that determines a user’s login privileges, for example, the super user group." />
 <entry name="Home Directory" value="The directory assigned to a system user at login; the directory a user starts out in." />
 <entry name="Host (A) Record" value="An IP address for forward mapping (host-name-to-IP-address). The opposite is reverse mapping, using a Pointer (PTR) record." />
 <entry name="Host Name" value="The name assigned to a computer." />
 <entry name="Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) mail server" value="A common mail server used for Internet email, similar to POP3, but in addition to holding incoming email messages until a user logs in to the email account and downloads the messages, it allows users to archive email messages into folders, share mailboxes with other users, access multiple mail servers at once, and more efficiently access email attachments." />
 <entry name="Internet Protocol (IP)" value="The protocol used to format packets and rules of transmission and reception over the Internet." />
 <entry name="IP-based domain" value="A domain with a unique IP address." />
 <entry name="IP address" value="The numeric identifier of a computer or device on the Internet. The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be zero to 255." />
 <entry name="Kickstart" value="A method that allows for a clean installation of an operating system onto a server." />
 <entry name="Kickstart Image" value="The information required to install an operating system onto a server. Images are files that contain information about a server, such as its passwords and network settings, as well as operating system data." />
 <entry name="License" value="An official agreement between a user and a corporation on the use and support of its products." />
 <entry name="Mail Exchanger (MX) Record" value="A record that includes information about external mail servers." />
 <entry name="Max Processes" value="The maximum number of simultaneous processes that can run on a domain or server." />
 <entry name="Max Users" value="The maximum number of simultaneous users on a domain or server." />
 <entry name="Memory Quota" value="The amount of memory assigned to a user." />
 <entry name="Menu Bar" value="A row of menu options on a GUI." />
 <entry name="MySQL Database Server" value="A widely used relational database management system for SQL databases. A relational database stores data in separate tables rather than in one big table. A database management system allows you to add, access, and process data stored in an SQL database." />
 <entry name="Name-Based Domain" value="A domain with a unique host name but shares an IP address with another server." />
 <entry name="Name Server (NS) Record" value="A record that specifies the host name of the DNS server managing the subdomains added under a domain." />
 <entry name="Netmask" value="A bit-mask that identifies the network number and host number components of an IP address." />
 <entry name="Network Quota" value="The amount of network resources dedicated to a server." />
 <entry name="Network Time Protocol (NTP)" value="A method used to send information over the Internet to synchronize the time of computer clients or servers with that of an accurate server or time source." />
 <entry name="Network Time Protocol (NTP) server" value="A computer using NTP to broadcast accurate information about time." />
 <entry name="Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)" value="A manufacturer that sells equipment to a reseller for rebranding or repackaging. Also, when a reseller adds value to the product before reselling it, private labels the merchandise under its own name, or bundles it with its own products." />
 <entry name="Pam" value="Unsolicited or junk email messages." />
 <entry name="Physical Server" value="A general term used to describe any tangible server." />
 <entry name="Pointer Record (PTR)" value="A host name for reverse mapping (IP-address-to-host-name). The opposite is forward mapping, using a Host (A) record." />
 <entry name="Post Office Protocol, version 3 (POP3) mail server" value="A common mail server used for Internet email. It holds the incoming email messages until you log on to the email account and download the messages. All stored email messages and attachments are downloaded at the same time." />

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