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Active Server Page
An Active Server Pages is a web server extension by Microsoft that enable database connectivity and creation of dynamic content. They allow pages in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) with scripts to be processed on a server before being sent to a user. Where as standard HTML pages are sent to the user without any server-side processing.
Alias
A name that points to another name. Aliases are used to make the original name easier to remember or to protect the site's identity. They work much in the same way as with a person’s name; (AKA) also known as.
Anonymous FTP (Anon FTP)
Anonymous FTP allows a user to retrieve documents, files, programs, and other archived data from anywhere on the Internet without having to establish a user id and password If you have this enabled on your site it means that anyone can upload or download to and from your site.
Apache
Apache is an open-source (source code is freely available and can be shared) HTTP Web server software. It is currently the most popular web server on the Net. It is usually run on UNIX operating system versions like Linux or BSD, but it can also be run on Windows. Apache's major competitor is Microsoft's IIS.
Applet
An applet is a small program that can be sent along with a web page to a user. Java applets can perform interactive animations, immediate calculations, or other simple tasks without having to send a user request back to the server.
Audio Streaming
Audio Streaming is the process of providing audio clips and content on a web site.
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