Glossary
Welcome to the Glossary! Whether you're already familiar with some of these terms or you're just becoming acquainted, our top-level glossary is a great resource for learning all of the relevant goods. Scroll through the full list below, search by term, or select by individual letter.
web application firewall (WAF)
A specific form of application firewall that filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP traffic to and from a web service. By inspecting HTTP traffic, it can prevent attacks exploiting a web application's known vulnerabilities.
workload automation (WLA)
Solutions designed to maintain service levels across a diverse mix of platforms and applications with unified job scheduling and workload automation. Products from Fortra’s JAMS and Automate product lines provide WLA solutions.