Using Your Webtop > Glossary of terms used with Secure Global Desktop

Glossary of terms used with Secure Global Desktop

Term	Definition
Application	A program running on a server. Secure Global Desktop lets you access your applications using a web browser (or the Sun Secure Global Desktop Native Client) on any client device.
Client device	The hardware you run your web browser or Sun Secure Global Desktop Native Client on when you use Secure Global Desktop. For example, a PC or a Network Computer.
Link	Provides access to documents and applications on your webtop. Usually an icon with a label.
Password	A secret set of characters that, together with your username, proves your identity to a server. You may have different passwords (and usernames) on different servers.
Profile	A group of configuration settings that control the Secure Global Desktop Client.
Server	A computer, or software, that provides services to client devices. The Secure Global Desktop server lets you see your webtop. Other servers may run applications which are displayed on your webtop.
Secure Global Desktop Administrators	The people who can configure Secure Global Desktop, put links on user's webtops and set up applications.
Sun Secure Global Desktop Native Client	Software you run on your client device to access Secure Global Desktop if you can't run a web browser with Java technology enabled.
Secure Global Desktop server	The Secure Global Desktop software you log in to using your web browser (or the Sun Secure Global Desktop Native Client) to see your webtop.
Username	The unique name by which servers identify you. You may have different usernames on different servers.
Web browser with Java technology enabled	Software you run on your client device to access Secure Global Desktop. For example, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Webtop	The special web page you see when you log in to Secure Global Desktop, providing access to applications.

Related topics
Using your webtop