Affiliate: internet partners promoting products or services, earning rewards for sales generated from their efforts
Application: a program or piece of software designed for a particular purpose
Audit: examination of systems
Backup: process of copying and storing computer data
Blog(site): a website used as an online journal, with chronological entries made by individuals
Browser: a computer program that makes it possible to read information on the internet, like Internet Explorer
Button: a clickable image or text to navigate to another area or page of a website
Cache: compressed content in the memory of a computer or a server
Categories: labeling to group or sort content in different sections
Cloud: place on the internet to store files
CMS (Content Management System): an application used to create and manage content of a website
Code: computer programming language
Control panel or Dashboard: where all of the behind-the-scene details of a website are managed
Dashboard or Control panel: where all of the behind-the-scene details of a website are managed
Domain: an address on the internet, ending in .com, .net, etc. such as ‘www.gritwebstudio.com’
Ebook: digital book to be read on a computer or other electronic device
Ebusiness or Ecommerce: the buying and selling of goods and services on the internet, or a company that does this
Ecommerce or Ebusiness: the buying and selling of goods and services on the internet, or a company that does this
Email: electronic mail that is sent and received via the internet
Emoji: a digital image that is added to a message in order to express an idea or feeling
Extension or File(name) extension: an identifier specified as a suffix to the name of a computer file and indicating the format of the file
Facebook: online social networking service
File(name) extension or Extension: an identifier specified as a suffix to the name of a computer file and indicating the format of the file
Flash: a system that allows people to run animations and dynamic presentations on the web
Google: best known for its search engine, email and other applications on the internet
Google+: internet-based social network owned by Google
Hack: an illegal modification (from outside) that causes a computer or online account to be compromised
Home page: the first page of a website, which usually gives an introduction to the business it belongs to
Html (Hyper Text Markup Language): a computer language devised to allow website creation
Instagram: internet-based photo sharing network service
Internet: the system of connected computers around the world that enables people to share information and communicate with each other
Internet Service Provider (ISP) or Provider: an organization that provides access to the internet
Keywords: words people use to search on your topic or expertise
Kindle: electronic device to read ebooks in Kindle format
LinkedIn: online networking service for professionals
Link: clickable text that brings the visitor to another area of the website or to an external site
Maintenance: actions to keep a site up to date, protected and healthy
Malware: malicious, hostile and intrusive software
Menu bar or Navigation: a list of options on a horizontal or vertical bar, to navigate between the pages of a website
Meta description: describes and summarizes the contents of your page to search engines
Navigation or Menu bar: a list of options on a horizontal or vertical bar, to navigate between the pages of a website
Online: connected to the internet
Open source software: free software that is developed by a user community and available for everyone
Page: static entry that remains where assigned on the website
PayPal: an e-commerce business that facilitates payments and money transfers through the internet. Payment can be made via a PayPal account or credit card.
PDF (Portable Document Format): a file format which can be easily viewed and printed on any type of computer with the free downloadable reader from Adobe
Permalink or Permanent link: URL (address) of a page or post that will remain unchanged
Plugin: a tool (small program) used to extend the functionality of a website or add fun parts to it
Podcast: episode of a series of digital audio/video files
Post: dynamic journal entry on a blog organized by date
Provider or Internet Service Provider (ISP): an organization that provides access to the internet
Ransomware: malware that threatens to publish user’s personal info or block access to it in exchange for a ransom
RSS (Really Simple Syndication): visitors can subscribe via RSS to a site’s updates or blog posts
Search engine: software system to search information on the internet
SEO (Search Engine Optimization): strategies, techniques and tactics used so that a site can be found easier by search engines, which leads to an increase of visitors to the site
Server: a computer that provides services (e.g. delivering data) to other computers
Side bar: a column on the left or right side of a web page
Site or Website: a collection of web pages with a variety of content (text & media) hosted on a web server
Site maintenance: actions to keep a site up to date, protected and healthy
Skype: application that allows video and voice calls via the internet
Social media: tools used to create and share information through virtual communities on the internet (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
Spam: unwanted email, usually advertisements
Spyware: software that gathers information without the user’s knowledge
Static site: website with content that does not change (often)
Tag: keyword or term assigned to a piece of information
Template or Theme: pre-designed web page that can be customized with images or text to fit user’s needs
Theme or Template: pre-designed web page that can be customized with images or text to fit user’s needs
Twitter: online social networking service allowing limited number of characters for expressions
URL: Uniform Resource Locator or web address refers to a location on the internet, like ‘https://www.gritwebstudio.com/contact/’
User friendly: easy to use or understand
Web or World Wide Web: the system of connected digital documents (text & media) on the internet
Web browser: a computer program that makes it possible to read information on the internet, like Internet Explorer
Web hosting: the service that allows someone to rent space from the internet to build a website
Web mail: e-mail that can be accessed with any internet connection in the world (i.e. Gmail)
Web master: a person who manages a website and its content
Web shop: shop on a website where ordering and payment occur online
Website or Site: a collection of web pages with a variety of content (text & media) hosted on a web server
Widget: element of interaction visible on the site, like a button, calendar or list
World Wide Web or Web: the system of connected digital documents (text & media) on the internet
WordPress: the most popular tool (CMS) to create and manage any website, even a webshop