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Terminology Used in This Documentation

Term or Acronym Description
ADDRAddress
BLOCKLISTA list of sites in a particular category
CSBCYBERsitter BLACK
CPUCentral Processor Unit
DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol (issues local network IP addresses)
DNSSECSecure encrypted extended DNS
ECSSecure encrypted DNS
FQDNFully Qualified Domain Name - complete domain name that specifies the exact location of a computer or a host on the internet.
GWGateway. Your Gateway is your router.
GHzGigahertz
GUIGraphical User Interface
HostnameThe name of a device on a network or domain i.e. www.google.com
InterfaceA physical network port or WiFi circuit
ISPInternet Service Provider
LANLocal Area Network (Your private internal network)
MACMachine Access Control ID - consists of six 2-digit pairs of characters. A character may be a number 0-9 or a letter A-F. Example: 02:81:0A:DC:3F:72
PIIPersonal Identifiable Information
ResolvePerforming a DNS query to get the IP address from a URL
SIDEBARThe sidebar is located on the left of the CSB UI and contains a menu of functions
SubdomainSub domain of a Domain - i.e. www.google.com. May also be the hostname.
TLDTop Level Domain - i.e. google.com
TOCTable of Contents
UIUser Interface
GUIGrapical User Interface
URIUniform Resource Identifier - identifies a resource and differentiates it from others by using a name, location, or both.
URLUniform Resource Locator - identifies the web address or location of a unique resource.
UTCUniversal Coordinated Time (GMT)
WANWide Area Network (Internet)