Glossary¶
A list of common technical terms you might encounter while managing your hosting.
D¶
- DNS
- Domain Name System. The system that translates human-readable domain names (like
gozenhost.com) into machine-readable IP addresses. Think of it as the contact list of the internet. - DNS Propagation
- The time it takes for DNS changes to update across the internet. This is usually caused by ISP caching and can take anywhere from a few minutes to 48 hours.
- DKIM
- DomainKeys Identified Mail. A method of email authentication that allows the receiver to check that an email was indeed authorized by the owner of that domain.
- DMARC
- Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance. An email authentication protocol that uses SPF and DKIM to determine the authenticity of an email message.
F¶
- FTP
- File Transfer Protocol. A standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files between a client and server on a computer network.
H¶
- HTTPS
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. An extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). It is used for secure communication over a computer network, and is widely used on the Internet.
I¶
- IP Address
- Internet Protocol Address. A numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
P¶
- phpMyAdmin
- A free software tool written in PHP, intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the World Wide Web.
- Propagation
- See DNS Propagation.
S¶
- SPF
- Sender Policy Framework. An email authentication method designed to detect forging sender addresses during the delivery of the email.
- SSL
- Secure Sockets Layer. A standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a server and a client.
- SOA Record
- Start of Authority Record. A type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) containing administrative information about the zone, especially regarding zone transfers.
T¶
- TTL
- Time to Live. A mechanism that limits the lifespan or lifetime of data in a computer or network. In DNS, it dictates how long a resolver should cache a DNS query.