Application: A computer program; the set of software that acts as a tool for a well-defined purpose.

Accessibility: A general term used to describe the degree to which a system is usable by as many people as possible without modification. It is not to be confused with usability, which is used to describe how easily any type of user can use something.

Blog: A website in which items are posted on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order. Often blogs focus on a particular "area of interest,” while some blogs discuss personal experiences.

Active Data Calendar: University wide calendar system.

Cascading Style Sheet: A set of formatting or style commands that are kept separate from the actual content of a web page. This makes formatting easier as it can be defined globally, rather than each time a particular element occurs.

Content Creation: Composition of the text on your web site.

Content Management System (CMS): A program that enables you to edit the text, files, and images that make up the content of your site. Web Services uses a program  that allows you to upload images and files as well as send feedback about a site. The CMS is the process that enables files to move from develop. to staging to production.

Data: Any information that is important to you or your application.

Directory: A repository or database of information.

Document Management: Document storage and retrieval.

Domain Name: The address or alias for a site.

Dynamic Content: Content such as lists or Novasis data pulled from a database and presented on a page.

Events Form A form to list upcoming events which automatically updates the university calendar and requested categories and updated on your web site.

FAQ: Stands for "Frequently Asked Question(s).” The term refers to listed questions and answers, all supposed to be frequently asked in some context, and pertaining to a particular topic.

Footer: A set of text at the bottom of the webpage, typically in a small font size. Some text may provide information such as a contact phone number and address. Words may also link to major sections of the website.

Forms: A blank document or template to be filled in by the user. Forms can be designed to collect data to a database or be emailed to form owner.

FTP: Stands for File Transfer Protocol and is a basic command level interface used to manipulate files on a remote server.

Information Architecture: The organization and labeling of information. Information is often structured according to context in user interactions or larger databases to help people find and manage it.

Multimedia: The use of several different media to convey information (text, audio, graphics, animation, stream video, Flash, and interactivity).

Nettracker: A program that provides statistics for your site. Submit a User Request for Services or contact the Help Desk to request Nettracker for your site

News: Commonly, web sites will have a news section either in the form of a News Posting with information dynamically pulled from the Active Data Calendar

Online Demo: A brief demonstration or visual explanation provided on a website.

Photo Gallery: A collection of digital photos hosted on a website. Web Services has an application that enables a photo gallery on your site

PDF/Excel/Word Generation: A PDF, Excel, or Word document automatically created in response to a user action.

Rotating Images/Factoids: A set of images or facts that are shown one after the other in succession in a set location of a website. Images can rotate after a certain amount of time or when the user refreshes the page.

RSS Syndication: RSS is the acronym of a family of web feed formats. Web feeds in general provide web content or summaries of web content together with links to the full versions of the content, and other meta-data. RSS in particular delivers this information as an XML file called an RSS feed.

Security: Web security risks tend to be most severe from the Webmaster’s perspective. The results of a security hole can range from the merely embarrassing, for instance your site's home page being replaced by an obscene parody, to the damaging, for example the theft of your entire database of customer information. Web Services can manage your web site with the necessary precautions to protect against security risks.

Secure Area: a set of pages on your web site that is password protected. Only authenticated users can gain access.

Search Box: A text box where a user can input a query to search through all the content of a website.

SharePoint: An online organizational tool using database/spreadsheet/file-sharing elements. Most colleges have a Sharepoint server set up as an intranet or repository for documents.

Splash Page: A welcome page intended to entice the visitor into a site often using Flash and graphic animation. Splash pages frequently contain the company logo.

Static Content: Web pages that are unique documents that must be edited as a whole (manually).

Streaming Media: Media that is consumed (read, heard, viewed) while it is being delivered.

Surveys: Web Services can design and program custom surveys for your web site. Web Services can program additional web applications to help manage and categorize the gathered information.

Usability: The clarity with which the user interface of a computer program or a web site is designed.

Vendor Relations: Interactions with the company selling a particular web product of interest to the client. Vendor Relations could include product selection, price negotiation, delivery and installation procedures, and the completion of any related paperwork.

WYSIWYG Editor: (pronounced "wizzy-wig”) Stands for What You See Is What You Get and describes a system in which content during editing appears very similar to the final product.

Wiki: A type of website that allows users to easily add and edit content and is especially suited for collaborative writing.