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CGI: Stands for "Common Gateway Interface." CGI is a specification for exchanging information between a Web server and a program. Many programming languages can be used with CGI, but the most common is Perl. CGI programs add scripting and database interactivity to web pages, and is the most common way that Web servers interact dynamically with users.

CGI-BIN: A directory that contains CGI programs. Websites must have a CGI-BIN in order to run CGI programs.

Client: A client is an application that runs on a computer and is connected to a server in order to run certain operations. A typical client may be a Web browser or an email program.

Co-location: Refers to a relationship where the owner of a server would have their machine physically located at another organization's dedicated facility that is connected to the Internet.

Control Panel: A browser-based Web site management tool. Typically allows users to manage basic tasks such as adding email users, protecting certain directories, adding databases, etc.

Cookie: A simple text file sent to a user's Web browser from a Web server. Cookies are generally exchanged back and forth between the two in order to prepare custom content for users, and to exchange data like registration information.

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