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What Does The Term CDN Mean?

CDN stands for content delivery network: copies of your site held on servers in many places, so each visitor gets it from one nearby. Faster pages, a better experience, and help with SEO.

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First published6 December 2014
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01What Does The Term Mean

What Does CDN Mean?: the original post from 6 December 2014.

Ahh, the goodness of the web is so much better when you are using a CDN.

A CDN also known as a “Content Delivery Network” helps distribute your content to multiple locations faster.

So what is the technical term for the Acronym CDN :

” A content delivery network also known as a (CDN) is a system of distributed networked server computers that help deliver webpages and other Web content to a user based on their geographic locations as well as the origin of the webpage and and the type of content being delivered.”

A CDN service is extremely effective in speeding the delivery of content of websites with to enhance page load times, user experience and even optimize search ranking (relevant to on site SEO enhancements). The closer that a CDN server is to their geographic user, the faster the website or content will be delivered to the user.

The Layman term for CDN:

A CDN is an awesome software added service that will speed up your website page load times, prevent unnecessary automated traffic spikes and provide your website visitors with a better user experience. Plus, having a faster site on a CDN may also help your Search Engine Optimization.

02What Does The Term Mean

The questions that come up every time.

What does CDN stand for?

Content delivery network: a system of distributed servers that delivers web pages to each user based on their location, the page's origin and the type of content.

Does a CDN help SEO?

It can. A faster site improves page load times and the visitor's experience, and the post notes it may also help your search engine optimization.

What does a CDN do in plain words?

It speeds up your website, helps absorb unnecessary automated traffic spikes, and gives visitors a better experience.

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