Digital Glossary

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Network Attached Storage

Network-attached storage (NAS) is a way to store data on a dedicated server that is connected to a computer network.

NAS is used to provide data access to a heterogeneous group of clients and typically uses network file sharing protocols such as NFS, SMB, or AFP.

NAS is important because it provides a way to store data on a dedicated server that is connected to a computer network.

This allows for faster data access, easier administration, and simple configuration. Additionally, NAS systems are often manufactured as computer appliances, which makes them more reliable and suitable for use in RAID arrays.

Yes, there are different types of NAS. Some of the most common types include block-level storage, file-level storage, and software-defined storage.

Each type of NAS has its own benefits and drawbacks, so it's important to choose the right one for your needs.

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Synonyms - Network Attached Storage
Nofollow

Nofollow is a directive used to tell search engines not to follow a specific link or the links on a webpage or count the link towards its PageRank.

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Noindex

Noindex is a directive used to tell search engines to not include that particular page in its list of search results. You would usually use a noindex on pages that you don’t want a user to find unless they are directly told about it, for example a promotion page, an employee only page or a goal completion ‘thank you’ page.

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Off-page

Off page optimisation or off-page SEO are actions taken to improve a website’s popularity outside of your own website.

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On-page

On page optimisation or on-page SEO are actions taken within an actual website to improve its position in search engine results. This is including internal and external linking strategies, metatags and keyword placement within content.

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Open Source

Open source is a term used to describe products whose design documents, source code, or content is made freely available to the public for possible modification and redistribution.

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Opt-in

Opt-in used in e-mail marketing, when the recipient of the email has expressly consented to receive it. There are strict guidelines in place in Australia and Europe for how this is conducted. Read here for more information about the recent GDPR enforcement regarding opt-ins.

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Organic Listing

Organic Listing is listings on search engine results pages that appear because of their relevance to the search terms. The best way to improve a site’s organic listing position is to implement white hat SEO techniques on the website. In contrast, non-organic (paid) search results appear because a monetary bid was made on the search terms.

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Page Ranking

A page ranking is a value assigned to a web page as a measure of its popularity or importance.

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Synonyms - PageRank
Page View

Page View – each time a user visits a web page.

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PageRank

PageRank is a process that used by Google Search to rank websites in their search engine results. PageRank was used by Google to measure the authority of a webpage. It was generally believed that the number of quality of inbound links to a website was a significant factor to increase your PageRank score.

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Phishing

Phishing is the attempt to obtain private information such as usernames, passwords and credit card information using fake emails from trustworthy sites.

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Pixabay

Pixabay is a website for sharing free photos, illustrations, vector graphics, film footage and music.

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Pixel

Pixel is a small unit of measurement of an image, with thousands of individual pixels forming what the eye sees as one smooth image.

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Plug-in

A plug-in is a software component that adds a specific feature to an existing computer program.

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Synonyms - Component