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Glossary

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Access Information - the information required to get access to store. It may refer to:

1. FTP access information - hostname or IP address, username, password
2. Store admin panel access - hostname or IP address, username, password
3. API access information - API Key, admin Panel URL, admin login, admin password

Account - personal profile used to register user and determine access permission.

Add-on - software which enhances functionality of another application and usually cannot be run independently.

Administrative Panel (admin panel, admin area, back end) - control center which allows you to manage all aspects of your store - product catalog, customers, orders, content, and other store configurations.

API (application programming interface) - a set of programming instructions, protocols, standards used by software components to communicate with each other.

API Key - a form of secret token submitted alongside web service (or similar) requests in order to identify the origin of the request.

B

Backup - the process of copying and archiving computer data so that it may be preserved and reconstructed in case of equipment failure or data loss.

C

Category - group of products in catalog organized by certain parameter (type, model, etc.)

Connection Bridge - the access gateway that allows to establish connection and implement data exchange between Source Store, Target Store and Cart2Cart. The use of the migration service requires proper Connection Bridge installation. Read more.

Credit - virtual currency used by Cart2Cart to receive payment for the service. 100 Cart2Cart Credits equal to 1 USD. Read more.

CSV (Comma Separated Values) - a file format for data storage. The information is organized with one record on each line and each field is separated by comma. Read more.

Customized Migration Service - the service provided when source shopping cart has non-standard configuration settings (modified code, additional non-standard fields, etc.). Cart2Cart tech engineers apply certain customizations to the service to ensure correct migration performance. Read more.

D

Data - pieces of information, stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signs and used by applications to accomplish tasks.

Database - a collection of data that is organized so that its contents can be easily accessed, managed, and updated.

Data migration/transfer - the process of moving data from one system (database) to another. Cart2Cart performs data transfer by copying items from source store catalog and migrating them to a target store database.

Demo Migration - migration of a limited number of items performed to demonstrate basic service functionality. Read more.

Domain Name - a unique name that identifies an Internet site and functions as the online "address" of a website to be found by visitors.

Dump - the act of copying internally stored data from one place to another with little or no formatting for readability. Typically, dumping occurs after system failure. Read more.

E

eCommerce (e-commerce, e-business) - the type of commerce where buying and selling of product or service is conducted over the Internet or other computer networks.

Encryption - the act of encoding information for the purpose of making it unreadable and preventing others from gaining access to it.

Entity - the conditional term for store items, such as products, categories, orders, customers, which can be added, managed, and edited in the catalog and transferred to another database.

F

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) - a list of questions that are frequently asked by customers and the answers to them.

Front end - the part of a web application that people see when visiting the site in a browser.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) - a standard for file exchange between different computers and systems over the Internet. FTP is used to install connection bridge and exchange files between the store and Cart2Cart server.

FTP client - is software that assists users in uploading files to their sites using FTP.

Full migration - migration of all store items that the customer wants to transfer to a new database. Unlike Demo migration, Full migration indicates the complete cycle of migration including steps of migration setup, funding account balance, performing Demo and completing data transfer to the Target store.

H

Host - domain name that has an IP address record associated with it. This would be any computer system connected to the Internet.

Host name - the first part (before the first dot)