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Kerning: The process of adjusting the horizontal space between two individual letterforms. See also Tracking.

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Leach Protection: The prevention of allowing a user to create a single user account and give the account to other people to use for free.

Linux Hosting: Is when your website is hosted by a server that uses a computer operating system called Linux that was put together for open-source (free) software development and distribution.

Load Balancing: a method that prevents a server from becoming overloaded with work by distributing data across a network of servers.

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Mail Client: An email program installed on your personal computer, enabling you to send, receive, and manage your web mail account that resides on your server.

Managed Backup: the copying of original data and storing it at a remote location by a third party or management group.

Mockup: A mid-grade, static representation of a website design, to show apperance, basic functionality, color, and typography of the site.

MX Record: The Mail eXchange record within the domain's Zone, telling the server where email for a particular domain should be sent.

MySQL: a robust database for storing information and supported by cPanel.

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Name Server: is the responsible server for translating domain names and IP addresses.

NIC: Network Information Center is the Internet office appointed to manage Second Level Domains.

NIR: A National Internet Registry is responsible for assigning IP addresses and AS numbers in its appointed world region. There are five geographically regions and five NIR's; each NIR overseeing its responsible region. NIRs are also known as RIR.

NOC: or Network Operations Center, is the home base of a hosting company where most of its administration and technical storage takes place.

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On-demand Software: is software that is provided through network-based services.

Open Source: Pretains to developed software scripts and programs that are offered for free.



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