diff --git a/glossary.rst b/glossary.rst index 9a16436c0a..4e012fa5f7 100644 --- a/glossary.rst +++ b/glossary.rst @@ -7,214 +7,362 @@ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .. glossary:: - .htaccess - the default name of Apache's directory-level configuration file. + the default name of Apache's directory-level configuration file. + + .. seealso:: Blowfish - a keyed, symmetric block cipher, designed in 1993 by Bruce Schneier. + a keyed, symmetric block cipher, designed in 1993 by Bruce Schneier. + + .. seealso:: Browser (Web Browser) - a software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, and other information typically located on a web page at a website on the World Wide Web. + a software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, and other information typically located on a web page at a website on the World Wide Web. + + .. seealso:: bzip2 - a free software/open source data compression algorithm and program developed by Julian Seward. + a free software/open source data compression algorithm and program developed by Julian Seward. + + .. seealso:: CGI (Common Gateway Interface) - an important World Wide Web technology that enables a client web browser to request data from a program executed on the Web server. + an important World Wide Web technology that enables a client web browser to request data from a program executed on the Web server. + + .. seealso:: Changelog - a log or record of changes made to a project. + a log or record of changes made to a project. + + .. seealso:: Client - a computer system that accesses a (remote) service on another computer by some kind of network. + a computer system that accesses a (remote) service on another computer by some kind of network. + + .. seealso:: column - a set of data values of a particular simple type, one for each row of the table. + a set of data values of a particular simple type, one for each row of the table. + + .. seealso:: Cookie - a packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then sent back by the browser each time it accesses that server. + a packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then sent back by the browser each time it accesses that server. + + .. seealso:: CSV - Comma- separated values + Comma- separated values + + .. seealso:: DB - look at :term:`database`. + look at :term:`database` database - an organized collection of data. + an organized collection of data. - Engine - look at :term:`Storage Engines` + .. seealso:: + + Engine + look at :term:`storage engines` extension - a PHP module that extends PHP with additional functionality. + a PHP module that extends PHP with additional functionality. - FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) - a list of commonly asked question and there answers. + .. seealso:: + + FAQ + Frequently Asked Questions is a list of commonly asked question and there + answers. + + .. seealso:: Field - one part of divided data/columns. + one part of divided data/columns. + + .. seealso:: foreign key - a column or group of columns in a database row that point to a key column or group of columns forming a key of another database row in some (usually different) table. + a column or group of columns in a database row that point to a key column + or group of columns forming a key of another database row in some + (usually different) table. + + .. seealso:: FPDF (FreePDF) - the free PDF library + the free PDF library - GD Graphics Library - a library by Thomas Boutell and others for dynamically manipulating images. + .. seealso:: - GD2 - look at :term:`GD Graphics Library` + GD + Graphics Library by Thomas Boutell and others for dynamically manipulating images. + + .. seealso:: + + GD2 + look at :term:`gd` gzip - gzip is short for GNU zip, a GNU free software file compression program. + gzip is short for GNU zip, a GNU free software file compression program. + + .. seealso:: host - any machine connected to a computer network, a node that has a hostname. + any machine connected to a computer network, a node that has a hostname. + + .. seealso:: hostname - the unique name by which a network attached device is known on a network. + the unique name by which a network attached device is known on a network. + + .. seealso:: HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) - the primary method used to transfer or convey information on the World Wide Web. + the primary method used to transfer or convey information on the World Wide Web. + + .. seealso:: https - a :abbr:`HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)`-connection with additional security measures. + a :abbr:`HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)`-connection with additional security measures. + + .. seealso:: IIS (Internet Information Services) - a set of Internet-based services for servers using Microsoft Windows. + a set of Internet-based services for servers using Microsoft Windows. + + .. seealso:: Index - a feature that allows quick access to the rows in a table. + a feature that allows quick access to the rows in a table. + + .. seealso:: IP (Internet Protocol) - a data-oriented protocol used by source and destination hosts for communicating data across a packet-switched internetwork. + a data-oriented protocol used by source and destination hosts for communicating data across a packet-switched internetwork. + + .. seealso:: IP Address - a unique number that devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard. + a unique number that devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard. + + .. seealso:: ISAPI (Internet Server Application Programming Interface) - the API of Internet Information Services (IIS). + the API of Internet Information Services (IIS). + + .. seealso:: ISP (Internet service provider) - a business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. + a business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. + + .. seealso:: JPEG - a most commonly used standard method of lossy compression for photographic images. + a most commonly used standard method of lossy compression for photographic images. + + .. seealso:: JPG - look at :term:`JPEG` + look at :term:`jpeg` - Key - look at :term:`Index` + Key + look at :term:`index` LATEX - a document preparation system for the TEX typesetting program. + a document preparation system for the TEX typesetting program. - Mac (Apple Macintosh) - line of personal computers is designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer. + .. seealso:: - :abbr:`Mac (Apple Macintosh)` :abbr:`OS (operating system)` X - the operating system which is included with all currently shipping Apple Macintosh computers in the consumer and professional markets. + Mac + Apple Macintosh is line of personal computers is designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer. + + .. seealso:: + + Mac OS X + the operating system which is included with all currently shipping Apple Macintosh computers in the consumer and professional markets. + + .. seealso:: MCrypt - a cryptographic library. + a cryptographic library. + + .. seealso:: mcrypt - the MCrypt PHP extension. + the MCrypt PHP extension. + + .. seealso:: MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) - an Internet Standard for the format of e-mail. + an Internet Standard for the format of e-mail. + + .. seealso:: module - some sort of extension for the Apache Webserver. + some sort of extension for the Apache Webserver. + + .. seealso:: MySQL - a multithreaded, multi-user, SQL (Structured Query Language) Database Management System (DBMS). + a multithreaded, multi-user, SQL (Structured Query Language) Database Management System (DBMS). + + .. seealso:: mysqli - the improved MySQL client PHP extension. + the improved MySQL client PHP extension. + + .. seealso:: mysql - the MySQL client PHP extension. + the MySQL client PHP extension. + + .. seealso:: OpenDocument - open standard for office documents. + open standard for office documents. + + .. seealso:: OS X - look at . + look at :term:`Mac OS X`. - PDF - Portable Document Format is a file format developed by Adobe Systems for representing two dimensional documents in a device independent and resolution independent format. + .. seealso:: + + PDF + Portable Document Format is a file format developed by Adobe Systems for + representing two dimensional documents in a device independent and + resolution independent format. + + .. seealso:: PEAR - the PHP Extension and Application Repository. + the PHP Extension and Application Repository. - PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions) - the perl-compatible regular expression functions for PHP + .. seealso:: + + PCRE + Perl Compatible Regular Expressions is the perl-compatible regular + expression functions for PHP + + .. seealso:: PHP - short for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor", is an open-source, reflective programming language used mainly for developing server-side applications and dynamic web content, and more recently, a broader range of software applications. + short for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor", is an open-source, reflective + programming language used mainly for developing server-side applications + and dynamic web content, and more recently, a broader range of software + applications. + + .. seealso:: port - a connection through which data is sent and received. + a connection through which data is sent and received. + + .. seealso:: RFC - Request for Comments (RFC) documents are a series of memoranda encompassing new research, innovations, and methodologies applicable to Internet technologies. + Request for Comments (RFC) documents are a series of memoranda + encompassing new research, innovations, and methodologies applicable to + Internet technologies. + + .. seealso:: RFC 1952 - GZIP file format specification version 4.3, see :rfc:`1952` + GZIP file format specification version 4.3 + + .. seealso:: :rfc:`1952` Row (record, tuple) - represents a single, implicitly structured data item in a table. + represents a single, implicitly structured data item in a table. + + .. seealso:: Server - a computer system that provides services to other computing systems over a network. + a computer system that provides services to other computing systems over a network. + + .. seealso:: Storage Engines - handlers for different table types + handlers for different table types + + .. seealso:: socket - a form of inter-process communication. + a form of inter-process communication. + + .. seealso:: SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) - a cryptographic protocol which provides secure communication on the Internet. + a cryptographic protocol which provides secure communication on the Internet. + + .. seealso:: Stored procedure - a subroutine available to applications accessing a relational database system + a subroutine available to applications accessing a relational database system + + .. seealso:: SQL - Structured Query Language + Structured Query Language + + .. seealso:: table - a set of data elements (cells) that is organized, defined and stored as horizontal rows and vertical columns where each item can be uniquely identified by a label or key or by it?s position in relation to other items. + a set of data elements (cells) that is organized, defined and stored as + horizontal rows and vertical columns where each item can be uniquely + identified by a label or key or by it?s position in relation to other + items. + + .. seealso:: tar - a type of archive file format: the Tape ARchive format. + a type of archive file format: the Tape ARchive format. + + .. seealso:: TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - one of the core protocols of the Internet protocol suite. + one of the core protocols of the Internet protocol suite. + + .. seealso:: trigger - a procedural code that is automatically executed in response to certain events on a particular table or view in a database + a procedural code that is automatically executed in response to certain events on a particular table or view in a database + + .. seealso:: UFPDF - Unicode/UTF-8 extension for FPDF + Unicode/UTF-8 extension for FPDF - URL (Uniform Resource Locator) - a sequence of characters, conforming to a standardized format, that is used for referring to resources, such as documents and images on the Internet, by their location. + .. seealso:: + + URL + Uniform Resource Locator is a sequence of characters, conforming to a + standardized format, that is used for referring to resources, such as + documents and images on the Internet, by their location. + + .. seealso:: Webserver - A computer (program) that is responsible for accepting HTTP requests from clients and serving them Web pages. + A computer (program) that is responsible for accepting HTTP requests from clients and serving them Web pages. - XML - Extensible Markup Language is a W3C-recommended general- purpose markup language for creating special-purpose markup languages, capable of describing many different kinds of data. + .. seealso:: + + XML + Extensible Markup Language is a W3C-recommended general- purpose markup + language for creating special-purpose markup languages, capable of + describing many different kinds of data. + + .. seealso:: ZIP - a popular data compression and archival format. + a popular data compression and archival format. + + .. seealso:: zlib - an open-source, cross- platform data compression library by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. + an open-source, cross- platform data compression library by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. + + .. seealso:: +