Glossary of Terms

In an effort to provide our clients with a better understanding of the more commonly used Internet terminology, we have created this Glossary of Internet Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms.

 

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Vector Graphics Ý:: Ý In mathematics and physics, a vector is a line, which has a defined starting point, a designated direction and a specified distance. Vector graphics are line-based graphics. Veronica A service that maintains an index of titles of items on gopher servers, and provides keyword searches of those titles.

Venue Ý:: Ý A word used to describe different Pay Per Click providers. For example Overture is a provider that sends its listings to Yahoo! and MSN among others.

Virtual Domain (or virtual server) Ý:: Ý A site on the Internet that exists virtually with other domains on the same network server that has its own IP address.

Virtual host Ý:: Ý A shared hosting solution, the most basic of hosting types. Numerous Web sites are shared on one server.

Virtualization Ý:: Ý A process/software designed to reduce server management costs through automation, while providing more control over service levels.

Virtual LAN Ý:: Ý A logical vs. a physical (wired) LAN made up of workgroups and individuals brought together for a particular project with most member's location being apart from the others.

Virtual Private Server (VPS) Ý:: Ý A virtual private server provides the features of a dedicated server on a machine that is shared by other Web hosting customers. Customers therefore get hosting services that are similar to that of dedicated Web hosting without sacrificing privacy or performance.

Virus Ý:: Ý A program that when loaded infects, alters or destroys other programs. Some virus programs cause major trouble and some are nothing more than annoying pranks. Viruses are small files that attach to e-mails or download and infect your computer. They can be harmless (they place a funny picture on your monitor) or dangerous (they can go through your address book and send everyone within your address book the same virus). More dangerous viruses can wipe out your computer and all your information. Some viruses can take over your machine and send spam from your computer. Without your knowledge, you can become a spammer.

Virus Scanning Ý:: Ý PC viruses can cripple your computer or wipe out your files, and e-mail is now a common method of computer virus transmission. E-mail from Network Solutions is set up to detect and clean viruses from all incoming messages and file attachments (including those that are compressed) before they get to your computer.

Visitor Ý:: Ý A person who visits your Web site. Also known as a User. An individual who visits a site three times in one day is typically counted as three visitors.

VR (Virtual Reality) Ý:: Ý A place or event that exists only in cyberspace but is programmed to have the appearance of a real experience.

VRML (Virtual Reality Modelling Language) Ý:: Ý A language similar to HTML in that it uses tags and elements to create web pages which support 3D graphics allowing you to navigate within a virtual 3D world.

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