Search Term
A single word or group of words used in a search engine document query. It also refers to the strategic keywords used to optimize Web page content.

Second Level Domain
In the Domain Name System (DNS), the next lower level of the hierarchy underneath the top level domains. In a domain name, that portion of the domain name that appears immediately to the left of the top level domain. For example, the networksolutions in networksolutions.com. Second level domain names are often descriptive and have come to be used increasingly to represent businesses and other commercial concerns on the Internet.

Secondary Server
A name server that will be used in addition to and as a backup for the primary name server for a domain name. Names and IP addresses of secondary servers are provided by registrars when they register names. Both a primary and secondary server name server are required.

Session
A continuous period of time during which a user's browser is viewing Web pages or a Web application within the same server or domain.

Spam
Unwanted, unsolicited email

SRS - Shared Registration System
The Shared Registration System is The central system for all accredited registrars to access and register and control domain names.

SSL - Secure Sockets Layer
Short for Secure Sockets Layer, a protocol developed by Netscape to handle and protect confidential/sensitive information required for e-commerce transactions (like credit card numbers). SSL address usually begin with 'https'.

Stop words
In database searching, "stop words" are small and frequently occurring words like and, or, in, of that are often ignored when keyed as search terms. Sometimes putting them in quotes " " will allow you to search them. Sometimes + immediately before them makes them searchable.

Subdomain
Typically known as a "domain within a domain", subdomains are individual Web addresses built upon a pre-existing domain name (such as clientname.yourhostingcompany.com). As a reseller, you will have the option of assigning subdomains to clients if they do not choose to have a domain name.