SharePoint - Site Collection

The following are SharePoint dictionary words of the day related to site collection: 

Site collection

Set of web sites which are in the same content database, with the same owner, and share administration settings. The site collection can be identified by a globally unique identifier (GUID) or the uniform resource locator (URL).

 

Site collection administrator

User(s) whom have administrative permissions for a site collection.

 

Site collection flag

4-byte unsigned integer bit mask which specifies the properties that are global to a site collection. One or more values can be established for this bit mask.

 

Site collection identifier

A globally unique identifier (GUID) which identifies a site collection.

 

Site collection quota

The option for a site collection which allows administrators to set levels for maximum storage allocated, maximum number of users, and warnings that are associated with the maximum levels.