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Pete's Webmaster World Glossary - P
Glossary of website and webmaster terms and abbreviations
beginning with the letter 'P'.
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Page Views
Page Views is the term used to describe how many times your web pages have been looked at during a certain period. Every time someone views one of your web-pages, that counts as a page view. Stat programs will usually provide information about the total number of page views per day, week or month. The total number of page views will usually be higher than the total number of visitors, because each visitor only counts as one, but if they look at 5 pages, that will count as 5 page views. |
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Pagerank
Pagerank is a scoring system developed by Google to show how popular or successful a website is. Pagerank ranges from 0 - 10, and the higher the Pagerank the more successful the website. How Google calculates Pagerank is a closely guarded secret, although it probably takes into account the quality of the website, its content, number of links to the site, the sites age and more. |
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PayPal
PayPal is an online bank that has grown rapidly in recent years thanks to its partnership with e-bay, where e-bay users use PayPal to pay or receive money for items they have bought or sold. PayPal now offers many services including a shopping cart for e-commerce websites, subscription collections and even its own credit card. |
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Perl
Perl stands for Practical Extraction and Report Language, and is a programming language that borrows many features from other programming languages. |
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PHP
PHP is a widely-used open-source programming language primarily for server-side applications and developing dynamic web content. PHP is a preferred programming language with many webmasters and designers because of the ease with which it can be edited and updated. |
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Pop Under
Pop Under is the term used to describe adverts or windows that appear behind a web page when it loads. When the user then closes the webpage, the pop under becomes visible. Pop unders are used to show adverts, but because they do not appear on top of the webpage, they are less intrusive, and therefore do not annoy internet users as much as pop ups. |
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Pop Up
Pop Up is the term used to describe adverts or windows that appear in front of a webpage when it loads. Many pop ups contain adverts that the user may or may not find relevant. Excessive amounts of pop ups have led to the creation of pop up blockers, which prevent pop ups from loading. |
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PSA
PSA stands for Public Service Advertisement. PSA's are non commercial adverts, often promoting charities or good causes. PSA's are usually displayed by ad servers such as Google Adsense when there are no paying adverts available. |
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