Hosting Glossary

DNS propagation is the time taken for changes to a Domain Name Server (DNS) update to disseminate across the internet

Time to live (TTL) is a system that limits the lifetime of data packets traveling across the internet before being discarded by a router

An IP address is a specific address that identifies a device on a local network or the internet

A domain name registrar (DNS registrar) is a business that sells internet domain names and handles registration

A Domain Name System (DNS) is a decentralized and hierarchical naming system that identifies computers accessible via the internet or other Internet Protocol (IP) networks

A web server can be software, hardware, or these working together. Regarding software, a web server comprises parts that control how web users access hosted files

Caching is data storage that enables high-speed fast access to computed or previously retrieved data rather than accessing its primary storage location

An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate is a digital certificate that verifies a website’s identity and allows an encrypted connection between servers and browsers

Web hosting is an internet hosting service companies provide to clients to power their site and make it available on the net for visitors around the world