| csv | Comma Separated Values, data format that has fields separated by the comma character and quoted by the double quote character. |
| noarchive tag | A meta tag that tells search engines not to store a cached copy of your page. |
| uniform resource identifier | a string of character used to identify a resource: most commonly on the internet. |
| pagerank sculpting | Noun phrase. The unproven hypothetical practice of managing internal linking structures at a granular, link-by-link level so as to direct the flow of PageRank and/or PageRank-like value within a Web site. Has been associated with PageRank Hoarding (q.v.) and PageRank Management (q.v.). In 2008 Google altered the way it processes internal PageRank allocation across its index to defuse the harm that PageRank Sculpting inflicts on Websites. Also called Conserving Indexation and Indexation conservation. |
| hit | A hit occurs when a server sends an object, graphics, files or documents. It used to be the sole measurement of web traffic, but it is no longer as relevant. |