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Two Factor Authentication (2FA)
Two Factor Authentication, often abbreviated 2FA, is a security precaution in which users must use two separate methods of confirming their identity before gaining access to areas of a website that contain sensitive or personal information.
Two factor authentication is considered standard practice in many industries that conduct medical, financial or otherwise personal business online.
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Algorithm
In general, an algorithm is a set of instructions that is assigned a specific analytical task. It most often applies to mathematics and computer science.
For websites and digital marketers, algorithms refer to the many programs designed to analyze and assess either a website, individual digital elements, or user behavior on a site. Based on this data, the algorithm could then be designed to rank a website, list a web element as a search result, or suggest content to a user, such as on Youtube or Facebook.
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Meta Description
A meta description is an HTML tag for a web page that describes the page briefly, summarizing it.
Meta descriptions are read by search engines and often displayed for users. For example, the brief description for web pages you see in Google results is often pulled directly from the page’s meta description.
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Full Stack
Refers to both the front end (what the user sees on a website) and back end (processing, data storage, etc.) of a website. Full stack developers are those who work in design environments for both front- and back-end projects.
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