Web Hosting Glossary Terms starting with Letter Z
Terms that will help you understand hosting services. Internet reference and glossary of Web Hosting Terms and Definitions. Please select a letter to jump to that section of The Glossary.
A glossary is defined as an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field. This Web Hosting Glossary section is specially designed to explain most of the terms that you should read and understand before you choose your web hosting service provider.
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ZIP
A popular compression utility.
Zone file
The group of files that reside on the domain host or nameserver. The zone file designates a domain, its sub-domains and mail server.
Zmodem
A file-transfer protocol that uses cyclical redundancy check (CRC) to detect errors. It is designed to transfer large files.
See also: (Modem)
