THE USEFUL DICTIONARY

The right word.
The right context.

Short definitions to help you read your diagnosis.

FCP

First content display

When the first text or image appears. It does not mean the page has finished loading.

LCP

Largest visible content

When the largest visible content element is displayed. It may be an image or text.

CLS

Visual stability

Measures unexpected layout shifts. A unitless value; lower is better.

TBT

Total blocking time

A lab indicator of browser blocking during loading. It does not directly measure visitors’ INP.

INP

Interaction responsiveness

A measurement related to page interactions. This version of Pingsivo does not provide field INP data.

Speed Index

Visual progress

Measures how quickly content becomes visually visible during loading.

TTFB

Time to first byte

The wait before the first response data arrives. It depends on the network and request processing, and is not the complete loading time.

Lighthouse

Audit engine

A tool that runs automated performance, accessibility, best-practices and SEO checks.

Lab

Test conditions

Measurements from a controlled or simulated scenario. Useful for diagnosis, but not a description of all real visits.

Field data

Real visitor experience

Aggregated visitor observations. Their period and population differ from a single audit. They are not included in this report.

Cache

Resource reuse

Temporary storage of resources to avoid downloading or calculating everything again. Rules depend on the type of data.

Technical SEO

Structure checks

Checks that help assess crawling and a page’s technical presentation. A score does not predict rankings.