Acronyms
Acronyms
We understand that not everyone has the technical background of a Web Developer, or has the time to figure out what we mean when we talk about XML updates, or how SEO can help your company. So here's a quick and easy guide and what's what for the majority of the technical terms on www.snowsh.com
- XML - Extensible Markup Language - A very flexible language of publishing , communication and encoding between computers
- SQL - Structured Query Language - Computer language designed for managing data
- SEO - Search Engine Optimization - Process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a website from search engines
- HTML - Hypertext Markup Language - The predominant language for web pages
- PHP - Hypertext Preprocessor - Widely used general purpose scripting language designed for web development
- FTP - File Transfer Protocol - A standard network protocol used to exchange and manipulate files over a network such as the internet
- GDS - Global Distribution System - Worldwide computerized reservation network, allowing a single point of access to check reservations for a number of mediums
- CMS - Content Management System - Allows large number of people to contribute to and share stored data
- RSS - Really Simple Syndication/ Rich Site Summary - A way of publishing frequently updated information; including text, inventories etc
- CSS - Cascading style sheet - Presentation language, most often used to denote styles and formatting of a web page
- Portal - A gateway that helps a company manage data, applications, and information on the internet
- Apache - Web server software, running the majority of the world's servers
