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This collection of web definitions is available for our readers to use as a resource for keeping up with the latest web hosting related terminology. Check back with us as we are constantly adding new terms to our web glossary. A B C D E F G H I J K L >M< N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
MB: Stands for "Megabyte," a unit for measuring the size of data. 1 MB = 1024 kilobytes. Majordomo: An open-source server-based mailing list system. Managed Hosting: An expanded dedicated hosting service where the web host will manage your dedicated server for you. Merchant Account: An account with a bank that allow you to process credit cards online. MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. A protocol for Internet e-mail that enables the transmission of non-text data such as graphics, audio, video and other binary types of files. Mirror sites: Mirror sites are duplicate copies of web sites or web pages. Found on different servers, often the mirror site will lead the visitor to the originating website. Miva Merchant: An E-commerce program that is used to develop and manage online stores. MS SQL: Stands for "Microsoft SQL." A database management system that runs on a Windows platform. MySQL: An open-source database, typically run on Linux/UNIX platforms and used in conjunction with PHP.
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