Using Your Webtop > 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. |
| 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. |
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