Merchant Account Glossary - H

Host
A website is “hosted” on the internet by a computer.  The computer where the website resides is the host.

Hypercom
Hypercom is a popular manufacture of processing hardware.  Their most popular models include the T77, T7P, and T7Plus.  They also manufacture a host of accessories such as printers and pin pads.

HTTPS
HTTPS is a secure protocol usually with an encryption strength of 128bits.  HTTPS allows for secure communication between computers and makes it almost impossible for a 3rd to decipher the communication.