Team Internet Business Overview
Glossary of Terms
Adtech
An umbrella term for advertising technology
Artificial Intelligence or 'Al'
The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks
normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech
recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages
Cost Per Click or 'CPC'
The price paid for each click in pay-per-click (PPC) marketing campaigns
Cost Per Thousand or 'CPM'
A marketing term that refers to the cost that an advertiser pays per one
thousand advertisement impressions on a web page
Country Code Top-Level Domain or 'ccTLD'
An internet Top-Level Domain generally used or reserved for a country, a
sovereign state, or a dependent territory e.g. .uk, .jp
Domain Name Registrar
An organisation or commercial entity that manages the reservation of internet
domain names
Domain Name System or 'DNS'
A hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource
connected to the internet or a private network
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Domain Years
Number of domain years sold (number of domains x number of years). Used instead
of number of domains as occasionally customers register or renew domain names
for multiple years
Registry Operator
An entity that maintains the database of domain names for a given Top-Level
Domain and generates the zone files which convert domain names to IP addresses.
It is responsible for domain name allocation and technically operates its Top-Level
Domain, sometimes by engaging a Registry Service Provider
Registry Service Provider
A company that performs the technical functions of a TLD on behalf of the TLD
owner or licensee. The registry service provider keeps the master database and
operates DNS servers to allow computers to route internet traffic using the DNS
Revenue Per Thousand or 'RPM'
A marketing term that refers to the revenue generated per one thousand
advertisement impressions on a web page
Top-Level Domain or 'TLD'
The suffix attached to internet domain names e.g. .com, .net
Visitor Sessions
Number of times a domain was viewed
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