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: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security ''Transport Layer Security''], and its now-deprecated predecessor, [[#SSL|Secure Sockets Layer] (SSL), are cryptographic protocols designed to provide communications security over a computer network. Websites use [[#Cert|certificates]] to encrypt communication with the [[#UA|user agent]]. | : [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security ''Transport Layer Security''], and its now-deprecated predecessor, [[#SSL|Secure Sockets Layer] (SSL), are cryptographic protocols designed to provide communications security over a computer network. Websites use [[#Cert|certificates]] to encrypt communication with the [[#UA|user agent]]. | ||
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: At Mozilla this commonly refers to the ''release train''. Firefox releases are made according to a [[Release_Management/Calendar|release calendar]], and each of these releases can be seen as “a train” because as a developer you have to make sure your changes are lined up and ready, otherwise you will “miss the train”. | |||
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: A ''Uniform Resource Identifier'' is a string of characters that uniquely identifies a resource. A [[#URL|URL]] is a type of [[#URI|URI]]. At Mozilla we prefer to avoid the use of URI (and siblings such as [[#IRI|IRI]]) because in practice a single algorithm is used for both. Keeping them distinct is not helping anyone. URL also wins the search result popularity contest. | : A ''Uniform Resource Identifier'' is a string of characters that uniquely identifies a resource. A [[#URL|URL]] is a type of [[#URI|URI]]. At Mozilla we prefer to avoid the use of URI (and siblings such as [[#IRI|IRI]]) because in practice a single algorithm is used for both. Keeping them distinct is not helping anyone. URL also wins the search result popularity contest. | ||