SLA: see Service Level Agreement.
SMTP: see Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
SNMP: see Simple Network Management Protocol.
SOA record: see Start of Authority (SOA) record.
Scheduled Backup: Moving or copying data files and configuration files on your server to a local system or FTP server at specified times.
Secondary name server: The backup Domain Name System (DNS) server that translates alphabetic domain names into numeric IP addresses.
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) : An Internet security protocol that encrypts data when it is transferred over the Internet. Enabling SSL allows you to transfer data securely between your Web server and your visitor's Internet browser.
Sendmail server: An SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) mail server that routes SMTP email messages through the Internet to be stored on a mail server, such as POP3 or IMAP. SMTP is the most widely used email protocol on the Internet.
Serial terminal: A computer used to connect a modem, mouse, scanner, or other serial device using the computer's serial interface.
Server: A computer and other device that allocates and manages the sharing of resources for a network. A server provides information or other services to its clients. While a server usually refers to an entire machine, it can also refer to a particular daemon on that machine.
Server-side include (SSI): A type of HTML comment that directs the Web server to dynamically generate data for the Web page whenever it is requested. An SSI includes a special sequence of characters (tokens) on an HTML page. As the page is sent from the HTTP server to the requesting client, the page is scanned by the server for these special tokens. When a token is found, the server interprets the data in the token and performs an action based on the token data.
ServerXchange: Ensim Corporation's hosting operations operating environment designed to enable hosting providers to operate large-scale Web and e-commerce hosting businesses. ServerXchange includes all of the tools needed to allow the user to centrally set up and manage a library of software suites optimized to offer a full-featured, easy-to-use hosted service. ServerXchange's patent pending instant server technology transforms a server in to a multi-tenant environment. Each of the virtual and private servers provide a complete hosted environment with its own allocated disk, memory, network, and CPU resources.
Service: A single client or server application that can be installed on a server.
Service Level Agreement (SLA): A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service that is expected during its term.
Service Plan: A template that defines the default resource assignments and service offerings to be applied when you create a new domain. A template is not required to create a new domain, but it makes creating multiple domains faster and easier.
Shell: One of several command line interfaces available on UNIX systems.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP): The most widely used email protocol on the Internet.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP): A network management protocol used for configuring and monitoring devices on IP networks.
Site Reports: Page request statistics about your Apache Web or FTP server.
Spam: Unsolicited or junk email messages.
Specification file: A file that contains details about the object.
Start of Authority (SOA) record: A record that indicates where the DNS zone starts, and specifies timing information for zone transfers. Zone transfers send lookup data from the primary name server to the secondary name server.
Subnet mask: The method used for splitting IP networks into a series of subgroups. The mask is a binary pattern that is matched up with the IP address to turn part of the host ID address field into a field for subnets.
System console: A terminal used to monitor and control a computer or network.