Conventions and Abbreviations

Conventions

The following symbols and text conventions are used in this guide:

Convention

Comment

info

An important note or instruction

warning

A warning about possible errors or important notes that require special attention

Anti-virus network

A new term or an emphasis on a term in descriptions

<IP-address>

Placeholders

Save

Names of buttons, windows, menu items and other program interface elements

ctrl

Names of keyboard keys

/home/user

Names of files and folders, code examples

Cross-references to document chapters or internal hyperlinks to webpages

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations will be used in the Manual without further interpretation:

CSV—Comma-Separated Values,

GUI—Graphical User Interface,

GUS—Dr.Web Global Update System,

HTML—HyperText Markup Language,

HTTP—HyperText Transfer Prоtocоl,

HTTPS—Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure,

IP—Internet Protocol,

LAN—Local Area Network,

LKM—Linux Kernel Module,

OS—Operating System,

PDF—Portable Document Format,

TCP—Transmission Control Protocol,

URL—Uniform Resource Locator,

XML—Extensible Markup Language.