Application Development
Definitions about software applications and development including operating system vocabulary, programming terminology, words about Internet applications and terms used in app/dev.
Agile, Scrum, XP
Definitions related to agile software development, including terms about Scrum and words and phrases about user stories, extreme programming (XP), Crystal, feature-driven development and Adaptive.
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shift-right testing
Shift-right testing is a method of continuously testing software while it is in a post-production environment.
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Agile retrospective
An Agile retrospective is a meeting that’s held at the end of an iteration in Agile development.
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DevOps Dojo
DevOps Dojos provide software developers and operations engineers with an immersive learning environment where team members can gain practical work experience without having to worry about introducing errors into the production environment.
Apple
Definitions related to Apple Computer, including terms about MacBooks and words and phrases about i-everything.
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Apple Pay
Apple Pay is a contactless mobile financial transactions service developed for Apple devices.
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Siri
Siri is Apple's personal assistant for iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS devices that uses voice recognition and is powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
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Apple Swift
Apple Swift is Apple's programming language for IOS, WatchOS, TVOS, MacOS and Linux.
DevOps
This glossary contains definitions related to the DevOps movement. Some definitions explain the meaning of words used to describe how a DevOps culture breaks down silos between software development and operations teams. Other definitions are related to the software tools that DevOps engineers use to lower costs, achieve higher productivity and automate tasks.
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AIOps (artificial intelligence for IT operations)
Artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) is an umbrella term for the use of big data analytics, machine learning (ML) and other artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to automate the identification and resolution of common information technology (IT) issues.
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DevOps Dojo
DevOps Dojos provide software developers and operations engineers with an immersive learning environment where team members can gain practical work experience without having to worry about introducing errors into the production environment.
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Red Hat Mobile Application Platform
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform is a software development framework that enables organizations to extend their development capabilities to mobile by developing collaboratively, centralizing control of security and using back-end integration with a range of cloud deployments.
Internet applications
This glossary contains definitions related to Internet applications, including definitions about Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery models and words and phrases about web sites, e-commerce and cloud computing.
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RESTful API
A RESTful API is an application program interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. A RESTful API -- also referred to as a RESTful web service -- is based on representational state transfer (REST) technology, an architectural style and approach to communications often used in web services development.
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Integration as a Service (IaaS)
Integration as a Service (IaaS) is a cloud-based delivery model that strives to connect on-premise data with data located in cloud-based applications.
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managed service provider (MSP)
A managed service provider (MSP) is a company that remotely manages a customer's IT infrastructure and/or end-user systems, typically on a proactive basis and under a subscription model.
Java
This glossary contains definitions related to the Enterprise Java platform, including definitions for the tools and methodologies that are used by enterprise Java developers, architects and technical team leads.
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Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is an API packaged with the Java SE edition that makes it possible to connect from a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to external, relational database systems.
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Java virtual machine (JVM)
A Java virtual machine (JVM), an implementation of the Java Virtual Machine Specification, interprets compiled Java binary code (called bytecode) for a computer's processor (or "hardware platform") so that it can perform a Java program's instructions.
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Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
The Java Runtime Environment (JRE), also known as Java Runtime, is the part of the Java Development Kit (JDK) that contains and orchestrates the set of tools and minimum requirements for executing a Java application.
Linux
Definitions related to Linux, including tech terms about open source and words and phrases about Linux distributions and software development.
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operating system (OS)
An operating system (OS) is the program that, after being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all of the other application programs in a computer.
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Red Hat
Red Hat is a leading software company in the business of assembling open source components for the Linux operating system and related programs into a distribution package that can easily be ordered and implemented.
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IBM Watson supercomputer
Watson is an IBM supercomputer that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and sophisticated analytical software for optimal performance as a 'question answering' machine.
Microsoft
Definitions for Microsoft Windows, including terms about bugs or patches and words and phrases about Microsoft operating systems.
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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) is a Windows product that enables administrators to manage the deployment and security of devices and applications across an enterprise.
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Group Policy
Group Policy is a hierarchical infrastructure that allows a network administrator in charge of Microsoft's Active Directory to implement specific configurations for users and computers. Group policy is primarily a security tool, and can be used to apply security settings to users and computers.
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Microsoft Windows Explorer
Microsoft Windows Explorer is a graphical file management utility included with Microsoft Windows 95 and later; finally renamed File Explorer with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
Open source
Definitions related to open source, including tech terms about Linux and words and phrases about Apache and other open source software development projects.
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Cloudify
Cloudify is an open source cloud and network functions virtualization (NFV) orchestration platform.
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semaphore
In programming, especially in Unix systems, semaphores are a technique for coordinating or synchronizing activities in which multiple processes compete for the same operating system resources.
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open core model (open core software)
The open core model is a business strategy where a company offers a “core” version of a product with limited features as free and open source (FOSS) software at the same time an add-on commercial version is released as proprietary software.
Operating systems
Definitions related to operating systems, including tech terms about open source and proprietary operating systems and words and phrases about system programs, boot mechanisms, kernels, command interpreters, DLL libraries and drivers.
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embedded operating system
An embedded operating system (OS) is a specialized operating system designed to perform a specific task for a device that is not a computer.
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device driver
A device driver is a software program that controls a particular type of hardware device that is attached to a computer.
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system software
System software is a type of computer program that is designed to run a computer’s hardware and application programs. If we think of the computer system as a layered model, the system software is the interface between the hardware and user applications.
Programming
Definitions related to software programming, including tech terms about programming languages and words and phrases about software design, coding, testing and debugging.
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software development kit (SDK)
A software development toolkit (SDK) is a set of software tools and programs provided by hardware and software vendors that developers can use to build applications for specific platforms.
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systems development life cycle (SDLC)
The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is a conceptual model used in project management that describes the stages involved in an information system development project, from an initial feasibility study through maintenance of the completed application.
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prettyprint
Prettyprint is the process of converting and presenting source code or other objects in a legible and attractive way.
Software applications
Definitions related to software applications, including tech terms about software programs for vertical industries and words and phrases about software development, use and management.
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Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web-based service that allows businesses to run application programs in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud.
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distribution channel
A distribution channel is the network of individuals and organizations involved in getting a product or service from the producer to the customer. Distribution channels are also known as marketing channels or marketing distribution channels.
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micro app
A micro app is a small, mobile application that is designed to perform one, simple task.
Software development
Definitions related to software development, including tech terms about programming and words and phrases about Scrum, Agile and waterfall methodologies.
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software resilience testing
Software resilience testing is a method of software testing that focuses on ensuring that applications will perform well in real-life or chaotic conditions.
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RESTful API
A RESTful API is an application program interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. A RESTful API -- also referred to as a RESTful web service -- is based on representational state transfer (REST) technology, an architectural style and approach to communications often used in web services development.
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application platform as a service (aPaaS)
Application platform as a service (aPaaS) is a cloud service that provides environments for the development and running of applications.
Web services, SOA
Definitions related to web services, including tech terms about service-oriented architecture (SOA) and words and phrases about web applications that use XML and HTTP.
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Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web-based service that allows businesses to run application programs in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud.
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Web services
Web services are a type of internet software that use standardized messaging protocols and are made available from an application service provider’s web server for use by a client or other web-based programs.
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Hadoop
Hadoop is an open source distributed processing framework that manages data processing and storage for big data applications running in clustered systems.

