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Dictionary Entries For Letter "S"

Scripts

A collection of computer code written in an applicable programming language that performs a specific function. read more >

Search

Option for website visitors to search for a particular item on a website, usually in the form of a box to type in what you are looking for with the results being returned. read more >

Search Engines

Large websites with details of millions of websites online. read more >

Server

A computer specifically designed to store and communicate vast amounts of data, used to store web sites and other scripts that can be used around the world. read more >

Shopping Cart

Facility for customers to purchase more than one item from an online store. The items are kept in a virtual shopping cart until the customer is ready to checkout and pay for the items. read more >

SSL

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a highly secure encryption method used to secure data between two points on a network. read more >

Standards Compliant

Standards-compliant is a term often used in describing websites & user agents' (often web browsers) relative compliance with web standards proposed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C); also used for stressing out that one doesn't use proprietary methods or features. read more >