Glossary

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A way for different software to talk to each other, like passing digital notes.

A flexible way of managing projects, focusing on quick delivery and continuous improvement. No long-term fluff.

Adding artificial intelligence to make your platform smarter, whether it’s for automation or predictive features.

Enhancing the real world with digital elements, like filters or interactive displays over your phone’s camera view.

The invisible engine that powers your website, handling databases, servers, and logic.

A secure, decentralized digital ledger that’s great for transparency, not just for crypto.

Something in the code that’s broken. We fix it.

Making sure your website works across different browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.), without glitches.

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The tool that lets you update your website without touching the code. WordPress is an example.

A website built from scratch to suit your exact business needs. No templates, just what works.

Temporarily storing copies of web pages or resources to make websites load faster.

The warehouse where your website's or app's data is stored.

The act of taking your website from the development server to live. It’s the digital equivalent of cutting the ribbon.

The workspace where your site gets built and tested before going live.

A tool that allows developers to package up applications and all dependencies into containers, ensuring consistency across different environments.

Processing data closer to where it’s generated (on the edge of the network) to speed things up, especially for IoT.

The process of encoding data so only authorized parties can access it. Keeps your data secure from prying eyes.

A software design pattern where events trigger actions in the system. Great for scalable, real-time applications.

The part of the website users actually see and interact with.

A pre-built structure for coding. Think of it like the foundation of a house, making development faster and more reliable.

Version control for developers. It tracks changes in code and makes collaboration easy.

A query language for APIs that allows clients to request only the data they need. More efficient than REST in some cases.

The place where your website lives on the internet.

An encrypted version of HTTP. It’s the secure way to transfer data online.

The use of smart tech like AI, IoT, and automation to supercharge manufacturing. It’s about making factories smarter.

Connecting different systems so they can share data and work together.

Automating the setup of your infrastructure using code, making it easy to manage and replicate.

The code that makes websites interactive. It’s why buttons, forms, and animations work.

A lightweight format for data exchange, commonly used for APIs.

A visual project management method that focuses on workflow optimization. It's like having a to-do list that everyone on the team can see and update.

An open-source platform to manage containerized applications across multiple hosts, providing automated deployment and scaling.

Reusable designs for pages used in marketing campaigns.

The structure of a webpage, how everything is arranged visually.

A tool that distributes incoming traffic across multiple servers to ensure no single server gets overwhelmed.

The bare-bones version of your product, enough to test an idea without wasting time or money.

The blending of the physical and digital world, where virtual objects interact with real-world environments in real-time.

A design style where an application is split into smaller, loosely coupled services, each responsible for a specific function.

A server-side platform built on Google Chrome's JavaScript engine for building fast and scalable applications.

A high-performance web server and reverse proxy used to handle requests more efficiently.

Software that’s freely available and can be modified or shared by anyone. Think of it like a community-driven project.

An open standard for access delegation, commonly used to grant websites or apps limited access to user accounts without exposing passwords.

Moving your finished product from the development server to the live server so the world can access it.

A list of tasks or features that need to be worked on during development.

The next generation of computing, using quantum bits to process data at unimaginable speeds. Not widely used yet but hot in tech circles.

A request for data or information from a database, often written in SQL or GraphQL.

A standard way for systems to talk to each other over the internet.

A state management tool often used with JavaScript frameworks like React, providing a predictable way to manage application state.

An Agile framework that breaks projects into sprints and daily meetings to keep things on track.

Tweaking your website so it shows up higher in search engine results.

Short, focused work periods (usually two weeks) in Agile project management.

A design for pages that don’t change much, like About Us or Contact pages.

A cloud-computing execution model where the cloud provider dynamically manages the allocation of resources. You only pay for what you use.

Checking for bugs or issues and evaluating performance before launch. Fix it now, not later.

A superset of JavaScript that adds static types, making it easier to catch bugs early in development.

The visual elements users interact with—buttons, forms, sliders.

How users feel when they use your site or app. Good UX means they don’t leave frustrated.

A fully immersive digital environment where users can explore and interact with a computer-generated 3D world using a VR headset.

A way to track every change made to your code, so nothing gets lost and mistakes are easily fixed.

Creating virtual versions of physical computing resources (like servers or storage) to optimize resource usage.

A traditional project management method where everything is planned out upfront. Less flexible than Agile.

A basic blueprint for your website, showing where things go but without the design.

The next phase of the internet, focusing on decentralized apps, blockchain, and user control over data.

A type of editor that lets you create and edit content without needing to know code. What you see on the screen while editing is exactly what you'll get when it's published.

A language used for structuring data to be shared across different systems. It's clean and universally readable.

A catch-all term for virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR). It's about blending digital and physical worlds, giving users immersive experiences.

A human-readable data format used for configuration files. Think of it like writing instructions in plain text.

A software vulnerability that is exploited by hackers before the developer has a chance to fix it. It’s a security nightmare.