Cache / CDN
A copy of a page or other information kept so that it shows faster the next time. Browsers keep one, and so do servers between you and a site. A CDN (content delivery network) is a service that keeps copies of a site on servers in many places and delivers them from there. A browser's private cache can store pages personalized for its user. A shared cache, such as a CDN, can expose names, addresses or other details if it is wrongly configured to return one member's page to another person.
More terms on this topic
- API (application programming interface)
- Augmented reality (AR)
- Certificate authority (CA)
- Cloud service
- CMS (content management system)
- Data center
- Desktop app
- Device, USB and removable storage
- DNS (Domain Name System)
- DNS record
- DNS server
- Email, attachments and forms
- Firewall
- FTP / SFTP
- Hosting / rented server
- HTTPS
- MDM (mobile device management)
- Mobile app
- Network
- Network switch
- Operating system (OS)
- PDF / CSV
- PHP
- Remote access / RDP
- Router
- SaaS (software as a service)
- Server
- Social network / SNS
- Software defect
- Software, programs and apps
- Source code
- TLS
- URL, domain name and IP address
- VPN (virtual private network)
- Web application
- Web, website and home page