iTP Secure WebServer System Administrator's Guide (Version 7.0)

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Glossary-1
Glossary
This glossary defines terms used both in this manual and in other HP manuals. Both
industry-standard terms and HP-specific terms are included.
browser. A graphical user interface (GUI) used to access sites on the World Wide Web.
Netscape, Internet Explorer, Mosaic, and Lynx are commonly used browsers.
CGI. See Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
CERN. The European Laboratory for particle physics. The originators of the Hypertext
Transport Protocol (HTTP) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) concepts.
CommerceNet. A consortium that was formed in Silicon Valley to promote electronic
commerce over the Internet.
Common Gateway Interface (CGI). A standard protocol used as the interface between
Web servers and the programs these servers use to process requests from Web
clients.
connection. The path between two protocol modules that provides reliable stream delivery
service. In the Internet, a connection extends from a Transmission Control Protocol
(TCP) module on one machine to a TCP module on another machine.
deployment descriptor. The web.xml file that contain resource definitions such as MIME
types, mapping of requests to servlets, access control and servlet initialization
parameters.
DNS. See Domain Name Server (DNS).
disk files. Standard POSIX or Guardian style disk files. The file names of POSIX disk files
comply with the POSIX specifications.
distinguished name (DN). The complete name of a directory entry, consisting of the
Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) of the entry and the RDNs of its superior entries.
DN. See distinguished name (DN)
Domain Name Server (DNS). A method for naming resources. The basic function of the
DNS is to provide information about network objects by answering queries.
domain. In the Internet, a part of the naming hierarchy. Syntactically, a domain name
consists of a sequence of names (labels) separated by periods (dots).
Ethernet. A popular local area network (LAN) technology invented at the Xerox Corporation
Palo Alto Research Center. An Ethernet itself is a passive coaxial cable; the
interconnections all contain active components. Ethernet is a best-effort delivery
system that uses CSMA/CD technology. Xerox Corporation, Digital Equipment
Corporation, and Intel Corporation developed and published the standard for 10 Mbps
Ethernet.