Web Hosting Glossary – V Definitions
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vBulletin
A commercially available forum software package created by Jelsoft.В vBulletin is a powerful yet easy to use forum that allows users many different options to manage their profiles but also to post to the forum itself.
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
A private computer communications network that uses a larger network to allow secured access to a specific group of computers.В A good example would be a company setting up their own local network and utilizing the Internet to allow employees to work offsite but still have access to company servers.
Virtual Private Server (VPS)
A process of partitioning the hardware of a web server in such a way that each partitioned portion appears and functions as if it were a dedicated web server.В The advantage of this is having the same functionality of a dedicated server but without paying the higher price to have it.
