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ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line: Technology that allows data to be
sent over existing copper phone lines. An ADSL connection is much
faster than a standard phone modem connection.
Alias
An alternate name that is associated with a real file or address.
Anonymous FTP
Using FTP without establishing a user ID and password.
Antivirus Software
Software written specifically to combat harmful viruses. Anti-Virus
software seeks and removes viruses from your computer. Norton
AntiVirus and McAfee VirusScan are two popular Anti-Virus programs.
Apache
An open source HTTP server for Unix, Windows NT, and other platforms. Apache was developed in early 1995, based on code and ideas found in the most popular HTTP server of the time, NCSA httpd 1.3. It has since evolved to rival (and probably surpass) almost any other Unix based HTTP server in terms of functionality, and speed.
Applet
A small Java program.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange: This is the global
standard for code numbers used by computers to represent all upper and
lower-case Latin letters, numbers, and punctuation.
ASP
1. Application Service Provider 2. A hosting environment that extends the normal capabilities of a web server and exposes objects for use in web programming. It is accessed by either VBScript (it's default) or JavaScript.
AUP
Acceptable Use Policy. A set of rules that inform web hosting customers what they can and cannot do through their hosting accounts. Often such policies place certain restrictions on e-mail use (such as spamming) and content (such as not allowing images of child pornography).
Autoresponder
A feature that sends an automated reply to incoming email. For example,
when customers send email to your sales@yourdomain.com address, a
standard message could be sent back to them.