Glossary

Website words, in plain English.

No jargon. Just clear definitions of the website, hosting, and SEO terms every business owner runs into.

Hosting

Managed hosting

A service where the provider runs, secures, and maintains the servers your website lives on, so you never touch them.

Technology

Static website

A website served as pre-built files, making it extremely fast and secure with nothing to hack.

Technology

CDN (Content Delivery Network)

A global network of servers that delivers your website from the location closest to each visitor for faster loading.

Security

SSL / HTTPS

The encryption that puts the padlock in the browser and protects data between your site and its visitors.

Domains

DNS (Domain Name System)

The system that translates your domain name into the address of the server hosting your website.

Domains

Domain name

Your website's address on the internet, like yourbusiness.com, which you own by registering it.

SEO

301 redirect

A permanent instruction that sends visitors and search engines from an old URL to a new one, preserving SEO.

SEO

SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

The practice of helping your website appear higher in Google's results for what your customers search.

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Google's metrics for loading speed, interactivity, and visual stability — all ranking factors.

SEO

Structured data

Hidden labels on your content that help Google and AI show rich results and answer questions from your site.

Technology

CMS (Content Management System)

The dashboard you use to update your website's content without touching code.

General

Website migration

Moving a website from one platform or host to another, ideally without losing content or SEO.

Hosting

Uptime

The percentage of time your website is online and reachable. Higher is better; 99.9% is a strong target.

Security

Backup

A saved copy of your website and data that lets everything be restored if something goes wrong.

Legal

DPDP Act

India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, which governs how businesses handle personal data.

SEO

Canonical URL

The single official address for a page, told to search engines to avoid duplicate-content confusion.

SEO

Sitemap

A file that lists all your website's pages so search engines can find and index them.

Technology

Responsive design

A design that automatically adapts to look and work well on any screen, from phone to desktop.

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