Definitions

Cookie
A small file that is downloaded by some web sites to store a packet of information on your browser. These packets include information such as login or registration identification, user preferences, and online "shopping-cart" information. Your browser saves the information and sends it back when you return to that web site. You can configure your browser to alert you when a cookie is being sent. You can refuse to accept cookies or erase all cookies saved on your browser.

A more in depth explanation about "Cookies" can be found here.

Browser Encryption
Internet communications are not secure unless the data is encrypted. This allows for the transfer of digitally signed certificates for authentication procedures and provides message integrity, so that information cannot be tampered with in transit.

Secure Browser
A secure browser means you can send and receive messages using technology, which encrypts the information so it's virtually impossible for anyone other than you and the Bank to read it. An Internet browser that has SSL encryption version 3.0 or higher to conduct secure transactions over the Internet. Netscape Navigator, Netscape Communicator, and Microsoft Internet Explorer are all secure browsers that employ Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to communicate with servers.

Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
An encryption that creates a secure communication channel by scrambling information while it is transmitted over the Internet to prevent the information being tampered with. SSL authenticates that the server you've connected to is the one it purports to be. You can be assured that you are actually communicating with the bank, and not a third party trying to intercept the transaction.

Java^TM
A computer language allowing you to create programs that can be viewed on the Internet.

Java^TM Applet
A program written in Java that allows your browser to display active content such as the scrolling News.

Javascript
A computer language similar to Java that is easier to learn, but it lacks some of Java's benefits such as speed. It allows you to put interactive features onto your web page.