Developer Glossary

A set of rules and protocols that allow different software applications to communicate with each other, acting as an intermediary waiter between the client client and server kitchen.

An iterative approach to software development focusing on collaboration, flexibility, and delivering working software in short sprints.

The process of verifying who a user or system is using passwords, biometrics, multi-factor codes, or cryptographic keys.

Amazon comprehensive cloud computing platform offering compute, storage, database, analytics, and serverless resources on demand.

The server-side layer of an application handling business logic, databases, calculations, and integrations hidden from users.

The maximum volume of data that can be transmitted over a network connection in a given time, typically measured in Mbps or Gbps.

The base-2 numbering system consisting of 0 and 1, which represents the fundamental language of all digital computer processes.

A decentralized, distributed digital ledger that records transactions securely across multiple nodes in a tamper-resistant manner.

Automated developer workflows to test, compile, package, and deploy code changes straight to production server clusters.

A lightweight, standalone package containing an application and all its runtime files, libraries, dependencies, and settings.

A transient high-speed memory layer storing subsets of data so subsequent requests can be fetched faster than querying disk.

The delivery of remote compute servers, storage pools, databases, networks, and software applications via public or private internet.

Cultural philosophies and automated practices combining software creation (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shrink releases.

An open-source OS-level virtualization platform that packages software applications into standard portable containers.

The internet directory service that translates human-readable web domain names (like google.com) into raw numerical IP addresses.

An organized repository system managed by a DBMS to store, query, update, and manage electronic data records efficiently.

The cryptographic transformation of plaintext readable data into unreadable ciphertext to prevent unauthorized intercept viewing.

A network security system checking incoming and outgoing traffic blocks according to configured packet filtering rules.

A distributed version control tool tracking changes in source files during software development, supporting multi-branch workflows.

Virtualization host software managing multiple guest virtual machine operating systems by sharing underlying hardware.

The methodology of declaring, provisioning, and configuring server networks through configuration code templates rather than manual setups.

A lightweight, text-based data serialization format structured as key-value pairs, widely used in REST API web integrations.

An open-source container engine designed to automate the deployment, scaling, routing, and cluster management of containerized apps.

A proxy router distributing incoming socket requests across multiple web nodes to prevent single-instance server overloads.

An architectural design pattern structuring large systems as a suite of loosely-coupled, independently-deployable services.

A class of database management systems storing data outside tabular formats, including documents, key-values, and graph models.

A programming model focusing on reusable object instances packing data fields and execution procedures instead of logic actions.

A set of automated CI/CD stages that build, compile, test, scan, and deploy code changes to staging/production clusters.

A messaging buffer holding data records asynchronously until pulled by consumer worker threads, isolating service tiers.

An API design architecture utilizing stateless client-server requests over standard HTTP protocols and resource endpoints.

A cloud computing execution pattern where compute resources are spun up on-demand to run scripts, billing only per execution.

HashiCorp open-source IaC tool used to declare, initialize, and plan cloud deployments using HCL templates.

A unique syntax string identifying a physical or logical resource on the web, with URLs representing locator addresses.

A software guest emulation of computer hardware running isolated operating systems on host servers via hypervisor managers.

A user-defined HTTP POST callback protocol triggered by internal system events (like code commits or database changes).

A markup language outlining data encoding schemas readable by computers and humans, popular in enterprise service layers.

A human-readable data serialization standard widely utilized for configuration maps, pipelines, and settings schemas.

A cybersecurity paradigm advocating continuous authorization and validation of all incoming system connection attempts.