Abbreviation Alley

KevinCamon · #1 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 12:14 PM

Okay everyone! For the people like me that is new to a few things and want to know what people are talking about when they use abbreviations, Here is a thread that we all can contribute to when we come across an abbreviation that we don't understand or just want to post a few that we may know. Put the abbreviation in the title so it will be easier to read by members.

KevinCamon · #2 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 12:15 PM

CHMOD = Change Mode
A Unix command that lets you tell the system how much (or little) access it should permit to a file

jaressloo · #3 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 12:37 PM

The scripting language that 99% of websites are written in. Without HTML, a website is near impossible (unless you know Flash or Microsoft's new Silverlight).

jaressloo · #4 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 12:41 PM

This is styling functionality for your HTML scripting. It allows you to add styles to all of your HTML objects in a non-inline fashion. It also allows for cascading (this is so that you do not have to name every single object with ID or CLASS attributes).

lisa · #5 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 12:52 PM

Great idea and I'll make this a sticky that we can use and refer other people to. Great idea Kevin!!

SEO - Search Engine Optimization - The process of getting your pages to rank well in the natural search engines (Google, Yahoo, Live, etc.)

Theresa · #6 (**permalink**) 02-14-2008, 11:20 AM

WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get - System of authoring web pages similar to using a word processor where the content you input is very similar to the published results.

Many free WYSIWYG editors are readily available for download. Nvu is a very popular version.

West · #7 (**permalink**) 02-14-2008, 12:18 PM

Can someone please provide definitions for these?

lisa · #8 (**permalink**) 02-14-2008, 12:22 PM

URL = Uniform Resource Locator

HTTP = Hypertext Transfer Protocol

KevinCamon · #9 (**permalink**) 02-14-2008, 06:31 PM

PHP: HyperText Preprocessor = It is a server-side scripting language usually written in an HTML context

KevinCamon · #10 (**permalink**) 02-14-2008, 06:33 PM

Cascading Style Sheets = is a simple mechanism for adding style (e.g. fonts, colors, spacing) to Web documents.

Rob · #11 (**permalink**) 02-16-2008, 05:18 AM

FTP = File transfer protocol

DNS = Domain name system

KevinCamon · #12 (**permalink**) 02-27-2008, 05:17 PM

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TechieGuy · #13 (**permalink**) 02-28-2008, 07:43 AM

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) - a communcations protocol used to encrypt data and send it securely over networks.

webman · #14 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 10:14 PM

RSS= Really Simple Syndication. A type of Feed. RSS is one of several that let you syndicate a snippet of your favorite content onto your homepage(e.g. My Yahoo!, Myspace, Facebook, etc.). When the feed headline(tittle of article/post) is clicked on, you are automatically sent to the authors website.

Another great way to build your list & get traffic.

Boy, don't we feel special!!!

JaMina · #15 (**permalink**) 06-09-2008, 05:54 PM

www --- world wide web
aol --- america online
pc --- personal computer
cpu --- central processing unit
cd-rom --- compact disk read only memory

html --- hypertext markup language

http --- hypertext transfer protocol
lan --- local area network
isp --- internet service provider
url --- uniform resource locater

I found this site with a computer abbreviation

game. http://www.quia.com/cm/9733.html?AP_rand=280037905
It's very interesting.

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