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Banners
In Zen Cart, a banner is an advertising graphic (or HTML code) that is used to draw attention. It...
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Beyond Compare
File comparison utility
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breadcrumbs
The breadcrumbs are a navigational aid showing where you are and how to get back to previous...
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Cascading Style Sheets
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). A simple way of adding styles (i.e. fonts, colors, spacing) to Web...
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Category
All products in Zen Cart are allocated to one of more categories. Categories may be organized...
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CGI
CGI (Common Gateway Interface) is a standard protocol for interfacing external application...
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Character Set
This parameter identifies a character encoding, which is a method of converting a sequence of...
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CHMOD
changes the access permissions or modes of the specified files or directories. Modes determine...
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cPanel
cPanel (control panel) is a graphical web-based management tool, designed to make administration...
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CSS
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). A simple way of adding styles (i.e. fonts, colors, spacing) to Web...
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cURL
cURL is a command line tool for transferring files with URL syntax
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CVV
The CVV is a 3 or 4 digit code embossed or imprinted on the reverse side of Visa, MasterCard and...
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CVV2
The three-digit number printed in the signature space on the back of most credit cards.
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Define Statements
Zen Cart is designed to be multi-lingual and so all textual data such as headings or introductory...
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DNS
The DNS (domain name system) translates domain names (computer hostnames) to IP addresses.
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domain name
Domain names are hostnames that stand in for numeric IP addresses  
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EZ-Pages
A fast, easy way of creating links and additional pages.
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FCKeditor
FCKeditor is one of the more popular web-based HTML editing tools available. Installing this...
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File Permissions
Controls the ability of the users to view or make changes to the contents of files.
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FTP
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used to download or to upload a file to a server.  
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FTP client
Software program (client) you use to upload your website and files as well as download files and...
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GIF
Image format used for clip-art style pictures.  
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GPL
The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely used free software license....
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GPL License
The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely used free software license....
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gzip
gzip is short for GNU zip, a GNU free software file compression program.
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Header Image
This is the graphic image which appears at the top of your cart and also contains your logo.
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htaccess
File extension which allows implemention of custom error pages or password protected directories...
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HTML
HTML is used to structure information.
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https
HTTPS is a method used to transfer or convey information with an additional...
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IP address
An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique number that devices use in order to...
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ISP
An ISP (Internet service provider) is a business or organization that offers users access to the...
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JPG
image file format used for photo images
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mail server
A computer program or software agent that transfers electronic mail messages from one computer to...
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Meta Tags
Information inserted into the "head" area of your web pages allowing the ability to control to...
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MySQL
MySQL is a multithreaded, multi-user, SQL Database Management System.
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Override
Preserve your customized files when upgrades and patches are released.
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Override Directory
Directory (such as /CUSTOM) where your customized files are stored.
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PHP
A widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development.
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phpBB
phpBB is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customizable Open Source bulletin board package.
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phpMyAdmin
A tool to handle the administration of MySQL. It can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter...
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PNG
Image format used for clipart type images.
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Root
The store root or root folder is the directory in your local computer or external hosting account...
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SideBox
Sideboxes are those boxes to be found in the left or right hand columns of a Zen Cart. They...
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Template
The term template has two uses in Zen Cart. In its most general sense it describes the collection...
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XHTML 1.0 Transitional
Extensible HyperText Markup Language. Allows some common deprecated elements and attributes not...
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zenID
A zenID is the session variable that carries information in the URL.
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