Caching Proxy
A system for optimising the retrieval of information objects with HTTP, by keeping copies of objects (chosen algorithmically) close to the information user.
CARP
Cache Array Routing Protocol. A proposed protocol for routing requests to caching proxies.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A protocol used to retrieve a named file from a remote computer system.
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The application-level protocol used to retrieve information objects from the World Wide Web.
ICP
Internet Cache Protocol. A protocol for communication between caching proxies.
Internet Draft
A working document of the Internet Engineering Task Force.
PAC
Proxy Auto-Configuration. A Netscape Communications Corporation scheme for semi-automatic configuration of web browsers, adopted by many manufacturers.
Replication
Making copies of a human-selected set of information objects available at strategic points on a network to optimise retrieval times and reduce network load.
SSL
Secure Socket Layer. A means of securing a connection between a client and a web server using encryption at the transport layer.
URI
Uniform Resource Identifier. A generic term referring to the any of the different possible ways of identifying an information object in the World Wide Web (for example, a URL or a URN, q.v.).
URL
Uniform Resource Locator. The representation of the location in the World Wide Web from which an information object can be retrieved.
URN
Uniform Resource Name. A name that uniquely identifies an information object, regardless of its location in the World Wide Web.
WPAD
Web Proxy Auto-Discovery. A proposal to further automate Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC, q.v.).