ASCII file: A file that contains data made up of ASCII characters. Essentially raw text. Each byte in the file contains one character that conforms to the standard ASCII code.

ASP: (Active Server Page) A Web server technology from Microsoft that allows for the creation of dynamic, interactive sessions with the user. An ASP is a Web page that contains HTML and embedded programming code written in VBScript or Jscript.

Avatar: A graphical icon that represents a real person in an online forum.

Ban List: A list of users or IP Addresses that are restricted from access to a resource on the Internet, such as a web page, document or image.

Binary file: A file that uses all eight bits of the byte. Machine language programs (executable programs), graphics files, databases, spreadsheets and most word processing files fall into this category. Almost all files except for simple ASCII text files are binary files.

Breadcrumb: Breadcrumbs are navigational hyperlinks at the top of a web page or Forum, which aid in determining the current location within the site. These links can also be used to navigate back several steps quickly.

CGI script: (Common Gateway Interface script) A relatively compact program written in a language such as PERL, Tcl, C or C++ that processes data on a Web server.

Chime: A Module of the Eve Community engine. Chime is a live chat room system with support for moderated or unmoderated chats.

CHMOD: Short for change mode, a UNIX command that changes the access permissions of files or directories in order to read, write or execute files.

Content Island: An area of a web page that will display recent content from your UBB.x Community.

Control Panel: The area of Eve or your UBB community where settings and permissions are set up.

COPPA: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, effective April 21, 2000, applies to the online collection of personal information by persons or entities under U.S. jurisdiction from children under 13. It spells out what a Web site operator must include in a privacy policy, when and how to seek verifiable consent from a parent and what responsibilities an operator has to protect children's privacy and safety online.

CRON: A UNIX utility (UNIX daemon) that executes commands in a crontab file at a specified time and date. CRON is used to schedule such functions as backup and maintenance procedures.

DHTML: (Dynamic HTML) A combination of HTML enhancements, scripting language and interface that are used to deliver animations, interactions and dynamic updating on Web pages.

DNS: (Domain Name System) The name resolution system that lets users locate computers on a UNIX network or on the Internet (TCP/IP network) by domain name. The DNS server maintains a database of domain names (host names) and their corresponding IP addresses.

Domain: A domain name is the unique name of a computer on the Internet that distinguishes it from the other systems on the network.

Eve: A community engine that provides community features (discussion forums, chat, photo albums, polls, etc.) and a membership management system.

Forum: Also known as Internet forum, message board or discussion board, it is a web application that provides for online discussions. An area created by the board administrator in which members can start conversations on various subjects (topics). The board administrator usually provides forum names and descriptions that tell you what general subjects should be discussed in which area.

FTP: (File Transfer Protocol) A protocol used to transfer files over a TCP/IP network (Internet, UNIX, etc.). For example, after developing the HTML pages for a Web site on a local machine, they are typically uploaded to the Web server using FTP.

Graemlins: Graemlins are emoticons - small graphical images that are displayed based on certain keystrokes and are used to convey a feeling of some kind.

Groupee: A universal registration system for online communities that allows for single user logon for multiple communities.

GZip: (GNU ZIP) A popular compression program used on UNIX systems.

HTML: HyperText Markup Language is a markup language designed for the creation of web pages and other information viewable in a web browser.

IIS: (Microsoft Internet Information Services or Server) is a set of Internet based services for Windows machines.

Index: Indexing is a technique used by most current database management systems to speed up particular kinds of queries (usually by internally generating and storing redundant information to more quickly locate table entries).

IP address: A unique number, similar to a telephone number, used by computers to refer to each other when sending information through the Internet using the Internet Protocol.

ISP: Internet Service Provider (an ISP) is a provider of Internet services. Users need to have an ISP in order to connect to the Internet.

IUSR_[your computer name]: The IUSR_ account is a built in Microsoft IIS user account, which is used to access resources needed to view a web site on the server.

LINUX: A computer operating system based on UNIX.

Moderator: A person or people who run a specific forum, responsible for keeping the conversation on-topic, offering assistance to new members, and sparking conversation. The moderator can also post special rules for his/her forum or make announcements.

MySQL: A multi-threaded, multi-user, SQL (Structured Query Language) relational database server (RDBS).

Perl: A programming language commonly used in CGI Scripts.

PHP: A widely used open-source programming language primarily for server-side applications. PHP is often used for interaction with MySQL.

Post: A piece of information you wish to share with the rest of the community. A new message can be the start of a new topic, or it can be a reply to an existing topic that someone else created.

Profile: A central area where user registration and personal information is entered when you first register on a site.

SMTP: (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) Commonly used standard for email transmission across the Internet.

SSI: (Server Side Includes) A type of HTML comment that directs the Web server to dynamically generate data for the Web page whenever it is requested.

SSL: (Secure Sockets Layer) A cryptographic protocol that provides secure communications on the Internet.

Styles: Styles determine the display settings of certain attributes of a site. Items such as Font, Colors and images are included in a style.

TAR: (Tape ARchive) A UNIX utility that saves multiple files as one single file in an archive file format. Generally used in tandem with an external compression utility such as Gzip.

Thread: A string of consecutive message postings to a forum, newsgroup, or mailing list.

Thrive: A Module of the Eve Community engine. Thrive is a premium membership system for collecting fees from members in exchange for premium content or services.

UBBCode: UBBCode tags allow a user to add formatting (bold, italics) and other information (emails, URLs) to a message without learning HTML.

UNIX: A computer operating system originally developed by AT&T Bell Labs. Commonly used as the operating system for web servers.

UNTAR: (UN Tape ARchive) A UNIX utility that extracts TARed files.

URL: Uniform Resource Locator, or web address, is a standardized address for some resources (such as a web pages, documents or images) on the Internet.

XML: (eXtensible Markup Language) is a markup language used in web pages to describe data.

XSL: (eXtensible Stylesheet Language) is a language that allows one to describe how files encoded in the XML standard are to be formatted.

XSLT: (eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) is a part of the XSL specification and used to translate and display data stored in the XML standard.

ZIP: A common compressed file format used on IBM PC computers.