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Software as a Service (SaaS)
Software tools that are an end product in themselves, but help to facilitate other services or product creation. Examples include project management software and graphic design software.
Entire companies exist to provide software tools to individuals or businesses, as well as support for those products.
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HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, or HTTPS, indicates the use of specific encryption on web browsers. It is used by numerous websites and is considered a best practice for encrypting your site against certain types of malicious attacks.
You can see whether or not a site is using HTTPS by viewing the full URL of a webpage, which is often either http:// or https:// with the latter using the encryption.
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GUI
Graphical User Interface, or GUI, is what allows users to engage with a website intuitively, with visual representations of the underlying coded elements.
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User Interface (UI)
User Interface refers to the actual architecture of a site that allows a user to engage with it and navigate it. It is closely related to user experience (UX) but not identical.
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