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;ABBR :Abbreviation
;AJAX : Asynchronous JavaScript and XML = A means to exchange data with a server without loading a whole new page.
;API : Application Programming Interface
;APT : Advanced Package Tool. Created by the Debian project.
;ASP : Application Service Provider
: Application Server Pages - an old technology by Microsoft
;ATM : Automated Teller Machine (please don't call it an 'ATM Machine', that's redundant)
;BLU : Boston Linux & Unix = a Linux User Group in Boston, MA, USA with roots that go back into the days of Unix before Linux was a thing
;BMW : Bavarian Motor Works = German car company
;coax: coaxial cable
;CSS : Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web
;DNS : Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system
;FOSS : Free Open Source Software. An attempt to communicate the 'freedom' aspect of free software de-emphasizing the price connotation of 'free'.
;GNU :Gnu's Not Unix
;GPL : General Public License. A sane copyright license
;HTML : HyperText Markup Language= structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text.;HTTP : HyperText Transfer Protocol = the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. See HTML;HTTPS : HTTP Secure = HTTP using SSL or the newer TLS
;IANAL : I Am Not A Lawyer
;IP : Internet Protocol. An IP Address is a host or device name in numeric form.
;PSR-2 : PHP Standard Recommendation 2
;Regex : Regular Expression, a search and replace syntax that allows for powerful pattern matching
;RSS : Really Simple Syndication = a syntax for sharing data across the web.
;SCM : Software Configuration Management
;SPF : Sender Policy Framework
;SMW :Semantic MediaWiki
;SSL : Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP
;TLA : Three-Letter Acronym
;TLS : Transport Layer Security
;URL
;URLs :Uniform Resource Locator. An address of a web page or other component, including the protocol.
;VCS : Version Control System
;VE : Visual Editor
;WWW : World Wide Web = The part of the Internet where websites and documents can be found via HTTP or HTTPS.;XML:Extensible Markup Language = a system for markup such that you can create your own 'schema' of terms rather than a specific markup language.
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