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Glossary
Glossary
29 terms in plain language — defined for non-experts, with one example each and a link to the deeper guide.
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AEOAnswer Engine Optimization — making content easy for AI assistants and answer features to cite.AI SecurityThe practice of defending AI systems and the people who use them from misuse.AI ToolSoftware that uses machine-learning models to generate text, images, code, or analysis.
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CacheA store of recently-fetched data, kept close, to avoid fetching it again.CDNContent Delivery Network — distributes copies of your site across the globe for speed.Cloud StorageA service that stores your files on remote servers and syncs them across your devices.
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DNSDomain Name System — the internet's phone book, translating names like example.com to IP addresses.DomainThe human-readable address of a website, like example.com.
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HostingRenting infrastructure to keep your website or application available on the internet.HTTP ProxyA proxy that understands and forwards HTTP / HTTPS web traffic.
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Password ManagerAn app that creates, stores, and fills strong unique passwords for every site.PhishingAn attempt to trick you into revealing credentials or installing malware, usually by impersonation.PromptThe instructions you send to an AI model to get a response.ProxyAn intermediate server that forwards network traffic on behalf of a client.
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SaaSSoftware-as-a-Service — software delivered over the web on a subscription.Schema (Schema.org)A vocabulary of structured-data tags that tell search engines what a page is about.SEOSearch Engine Optimization — making sites discoverable and useful in search results.SitemapA file that lists every URL you want search engines to know about.SOCKS5A flexible proxy protocol that forwards any TCP or UDP traffic, not just web traffic.SSL / TLSThe protocol that encrypts traffic between your browser and a website.