The hosting industry hides behind acronyms. Here is the vocabulary, translated.
The hardware words - NVMe: the fast flash storage modern sites need — reads/writes many times faster than old disks - SSD: the middle generation of flash storage — good, but not NVMe - vCPU: a slice of processor power; shared plans cap yours so neighbours behave - RAM: working memory — more matters for busy WordPress sites
The network words - Bandwidth/Transfer: data sent to visitors monthly, measured in GB - DNS: the system translating names to server addresses - Propagation: the waiting period after DNS changes (minutes to 48 hours) - Nameservers: the servers holding your domain's DNS records
The trust words - SSL/HTTPS: the padlock — encrypts visitor connections; free and automatic here - Uptime: the percentage of time your site is reachable; 99.9% allows ~43 minutes/month down
The software words - PHP: the language WordPress and most Pakistani sites run on — version 8.x is current - MySQL: the database storing your content - cPanel: the old universal hosting panel — replaced by custom portals like Kairalmas's - Cache: pre-saved pages served instantly instead of rebuilt per visitor
The money words - Renewal: the year-two price — always check it BEFORE buying - Fair use: the honest meaning of 'unlimited' - Add-on: an extra service (business email, chatbot) beyond the base plan
Bookmark this. Every guide on this blog uses these terms — now they all read clearly.