--- title: "Understand the terms used in Vivlab" description: "Everyday explanations of the terms used in the dashboard, from domain names and product variants to the page editor." url: https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/glossary --- # Understand the terms You do not need to know website terminology before using Vivlab. This page explains the words you will encounter in the guides. Names shown in **bold** in a procedure usually match a button or field in the dashboard. ## Your site and its address | Term | What it means | | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Dashboard | Your private workspace for managing the site, products and orders. | | Website or storefront | The site your visitors see. | | Domain name | Your site's address, such as `your-shop.com`. | | URL | A complete web address, such as `https://your-shop.com/contact`. It can point to a page, image or file. | | Domain provider or registrar | The company where a domain is registered and renewed. | | Registry | The organization that manages a domain extension, such as `.com`. Your provider works with it to register the domain. | | DNS records | Instructions that tell the internet where to find the website or email service for a domain. Copy the values shown in Vivlab into the provider's matching fields. | | Nameservers | The service that holds the domain's active DNS records. | | DNS propagation | The time needed for a DNS change to become visible across the internet. | | HTTPS or SSL certificate | The protection that encrypts the connection between a visitor's browser and your site. | | Redirect | A rule that sends visitors from an old web address to another address automatically. | For the actual values and steps, use [Domain name](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/domains.md) or [Redirects](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/redirects.md). ## Building a page | Term | What it means | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Canvas | The large editing area where you see and arrange your page. | | Element or block | One part of the design, such as text, an image or a button. | | Section | A larger part of a page containing several elements, such as a banner or contact area. | | Parent or container | The element or section that contains another element. A “child” is an element inside it. | | Handle | A small control on a selected element that you drag to resize, rotate or adjust it. | | Desktop / mobile | The version shown on a computer / phone. | | Preview | A view of how the page will look, used to check your work. | | Saved / published | Saved changes are kept in the editor. Publishing makes the page changes available on the site. Some shared settings, such as the logo, apply immediately; their guides say when this happens. | | Active / inactive | Whether a page or feature is enabled. This is separate from having a published version. | | Padding | Space inside a block, between its content and its border. | | Pixel (px) | A unit used for on-screen sizes, such as text size, spacing and border thickness. | | Aspect ratio | The relationship between width and height. For example, 1:1 is square and 16:9 is a wide rectangle. | | Override | A setting for one element or screen format that replaces the shared default for that case. | Start with the [page editor guide](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/editor/index.md) for the controls and publishing steps. ## Selling and managing customers | Term | What it means | | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Variant | A version of a product, such as a size or color, with its own price or stock. | | Product option | A choice collected from the customer that does not change the price or stock. | | Facet | A choice within a catalog filter, such as “Red” in the “Color” filter. | | CSV | A file containing rows and columns of data. Spreadsheet applications can open it; Vivlab uses it to import or export lists. | | SKU / product reference | A code used to identify a product or variant. | | Member | A visitor who has created an account on your site. | | Guest checkout | Buying without creating a customer account. | | Abandoned cart | Items added to a cart without completing payment. | | Payout | Money transferred to your bank account from your sales. | | Proration | A price adjustment that takes account of the time remaining in a period already paid for. | The [Products](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/products.md) and [Customer accounts](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/customer-accounts.md) guides explain the available settings. ## Connecting services and understanding search results | Term | What it means | | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Integration | A connection between Vivlab and another service. | | API credentials / key | Details supplied by a service so that Vivlab can connect to it. They may differ from your usual sign-in details. | | OAuth | A way to authorize an account connection, used for services such as Google sign-in. | | SMTP server and port | The outgoing mail service's address and connection number. Your email provider supplies these values. | | HTML / CSS / JavaScript | Website code: HTML describes content, CSS its appearance, and JavaScript its behavior. | | Iframe / embed | Content from another service displayed inside your page, such as a map or booking calendar. | | SEO / indexing | SEO helps search engines understand your site. Indexing means a search engine has added a page to the pages it can show in results. | | Sitemap | A file listing your site's pages for search engines. | | Alternative text | A written description of an image, used by screen readers and search engines. | | Variable | A placeholder replaced with real information, such as a customer's name in an email. Use the insertion buttons provided in the form. | | Impression / click | An impression is an appearance in search results; a click means someone followed the result to your site. | Use [Email sending](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/emails.md), [SEO](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/seo.md) or [Marketing extensions](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/plugins.md) for setup. If a required value is unclear, [contact support](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/supports-tickets.md) with the name of the screen and field.