Chapter A. Definitions
1. Definitions
1.1. All words capitalized herein that are defined in the General Terms, the Support and Service Level Schedule and the LeaseWeb Policies shall
have the meaning assigned to them therein; other capitalized words shall have the following meaning:
Percentile means the mathematical calculation to evaluate the regular and sustained utilization of a connection, according to which: the
monthly samples are sorted; the top 5% (approximately 450) samples are discarded; and the highest remaining value is used as the basis
for the rate for that month.
Actual Bandwidth means the Bandwidth used by Customer on a monthly basis, as measured by LeaseWeb at the end of each month.
Actual Data Traffic means the Data Traffic used by Customer on a monthly basis, as measured by LeaseWeb at the end of each month.
ARIN means the American Registry for Internet Numbers incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the United States of America, i.e.
the Regional Internet Registry for among the United States of America, Canada and many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands
Committed Bandwidth means the Bandwidth usage committed to by Customer on a monthly basis, as specified in the Order Form.
Committed Data Traffic means the Data Traffic usage committed to by Customer on a monthly basis, as specified in the Order Form.
Extra Bandwidth means the Bandwidth used by Customer on a monthly basis in excess of the Committed Bandwidth, as measured by
LeaseWeb at the end of each month.
Extra Data Traffic means the Data Traffic used by Customer on a monthly basis in excess of the Committed Data Traffic, as measured by
LeaseWeb at the end of each month.
Flat Fee also known as unmetered fee, means a fee structure whereby the use of IP Connectivity is charged at a fixed rate per month.
Footprint means a specific area of floor space in a LeaseWeb Datacenter, indicated and specified by LeaseWeb, for the placement of
Customer’s Rack.
GB means bytes.
Gbps or Gbit means bits per second.
IANA means the Internet Assigned Numbers Association, i.e. the organisation responsible for global coordination of the Internet Protocol
addressing systems, as well as the Autonomous System Numbers used for routing Internet traffic.
Initial Installation means the initial installation of the OS on new or refurbished Equipment.
IP Connectivity means a connection to the Internet, the Service described and specified in Chapter B.
MB means bytes.
Mbps or Mbit means bits per second.
Measured Fee means a fee structure whereby the use of IP Connectivity is continuously measured and will be aggregated at the end of each
month.
OS means operating system, i.e. the Software on a computer that manages the way different programs use the Equipment and that regulates
the manner that a user controls the computer.
Rack means a cabinet or rack or a dedicated Footprint.
TB means bytes.
Virtual Machine also known as virtual server, means any virtualized environment in which the hardware of the machine is emulated,
including ‐without limitation‐ any set of virtual hardware created through virtualization Software, a jailed or chrooted environment, or
any other setup that allows multiple operating systems to be run concurrently on the same hardware.