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CGI

A Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is a standard protocol allowing external software applications to interact with an information server, commonly a web server. Guestbooks and wikis are common examples of CGI programs.

CGI Bin

A directory on the web server where the CGI executables are stored.

Colocated Hosting

Colocated hosting is a type of hosting where the client-owned server is managed at the web hosting provider's facility. This offers great protection because the server is located in an area seperated from the client's location.

Control Panel

A control panel is a web software application, accessable through a web browser, which allows the client to have limited control over the server's configuration, installed software, and web statistics.

Cookie

A cookie is data saved in the user's browser by the web server when viewing a web page. Information is saved in order to allow for the data to be recalled when revisiting the web page at a later time.

Cron

Cron is a UNIX command used to schedule jobs and other instruction to be executed at a certain time, and in most cases on a regular basis.

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a language used to describe the visual presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML. This includes control over layout, color, font, and size.