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Technical Glossary

Glossary — Letter W

Clear definitions for technical terms in hosting, servers, DNS, security, WordPress, and digital marketing. 300 terms available

WAF

WAF is a Web Application Firewall that filters, monitors, and blocks malicious HTTP/HTTPS traffic to...

Networking

Web Hosting

Web Hosting is a service that provides the server resources and network connectivity needed to publi...

Hosting Types

Web Server

Web Server is software (and sometimes the underlying machine) that accepts HTTP/HTTPS requests from ...

Servers & Server Software

WebDAV

WebDAV is an extension to the HTTP protocol that enables remote file management on a web server, inc...

Protocols

Webmail

Webmail is an email interface accessed through a web browser that lets users send, receive, and mana...

Email

Website Migration

Website Migration is the process of moving a website from one hosting environment to another while p...

DevOps & Admin

WebSocket

WebSocket is a network protocol that creates a persistent, full-duplex connection between a client (...

Protocols

WHM

WHM is a web-based server administration interface used to manage hosting environments, most commonl...

DevOps & Admin

WHOIS

WHOIS is a query and response system that lets you look up registration details for a domain name or...

Domains

Wildcard SSL

Wildcard SSL is a TLS/SSL certificate that secures a single domain and all its first-level subdomain...

Security

WooCommerce

WooCommerce is a WordPress eCommerce plugin that turns a standard WordPress site into an online stor...

WordPress

WordPress

WordPress is an open-source content management system (CMS) used to build and manage websites throug...

WordPress

WordPress .htaccess

WordPress .htaccess is a configuration file used by Apache-based web servers to control how a WordPr...

WordPress

WordPress Admin

WordPress Admin is the password-protected dashboard where site owners manage content, themes, plugin...

WordPress

WordPress Hosting

WordPress Hosting is a web hosting service optimized specifically for running WordPress sites, with ...

Hosting Types

WordPress Multisite

WordPress Multisite is a WordPress feature that lets one installation run and manage multiple websit...

WordPress

WordPress Plugin

WordPress Plugin is an installable software add-on that extends or changes how a WordPress site work...

WordPress

WordPress Staging

WordPress Staging is a separate, non-public copy of a WordPress site used to test changes before app...

WordPress

WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme is a collection of templates, stylesheets, and functions that controls a WordPress s...

WordPress

WP REST API

WP REST API is a WordPress interface that exposes site data and functionality as JSON over HTTP, all...

WordPress

WP-CLI

WP-CLI is a command-line interface for managing WordPress installations without using the web dashbo...

WordPress

wp-config.php

wp-config.php is the core WordPress configuration file that defines how a site connects to its datab...

WordPress