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Glossary of Terms

The section of the Toolbox lists terminology used in the Toolbox that is not explained or discussed elsewhere in the Toolbox.

"Eye-balls"

The content providers' terminology to describe end-users who consume the content they provide.

Hyperscale Content Providers

A phrase in common use to describe the world's biggest content providers, by measure of traffic and global presence. These might well include (but are not limited to):

  • Amazon AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Alibaba AliCloud
  • IBM
  • Oracle
  • Apple
  • Meta
  • Akamai

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