Glossary: Letter E

An ASTM standard for storing 3D point cloud data from laser scanners. It supports structured and unstructured point clouds with images and metadata.

Embedded JavaScript Templates: a simple templating language that uses plain JavaScript embedded in HTML markup. Commonly used in Node.js and Express applications.

Executable and Linkable Format: the standard binary file format for executables, shared libraries, and object files on Unix/Linux systems.

A popular open-source log management stack consisting of Elasticsearch (search and analytics), Logstash (log ingestion and transformation), and Kibana (visualization and dashboards). The ELK Stack is...

Enhanced Metafile: the 32-bit successor to WMF with improved features for vector and raster graphics on Windows platforms.

Email Message: a standard format for individual email messages based on RFC 5322, preserving headers, body, and attachments in MIME format.

Apple Mail Message: the email storage format used by Apple's Mail application, storing one message per file with metadata.

Environment File: a plain text file containing key-value pairs for environment variables. Used by frameworks like Laravel, Node.js, and Ruby on Rails to manage configuration and secrets.

Embedded OpenType: a compact font format designed by Microsoft for embedded fonts on web pages. Now largely obsolete, replaced by WOFF/WOFF2.

Encapsulated PostScript: a PostScript-based vector graphics file format used in professional print workflows. It can contain both vector and bitmap data.

Electronic Publication: an open e-book standard by the IDPF/W3C. It uses XHTML, CSS, and a ZIP container to create reflowable digital books compatible with most e-readers.

Embedded Ruby: a templating system that embeds Ruby code within HTML documents. It is the default view engine in Ruby on Rails, using and tags for logic and output.

Electronic Software Download: a compressed and encrypted WIM file format used by Microsoft for distributing Windows updates and installation images.

A widely-used open-source static analysis tool for identifying and fixing problems in JavaScript and TypeScript code. ESLint enforces coding standards, catches potential bugs, and supports custom rule...

Configuration file for ESLint, a JavaScript/TypeScript linting tool. Defines code style rules, plugins, and parser options for static code analysis.

Extract, Transform, Load: a data integration process that extracts data from source systems, transforms it into a suitable format (cleaning, aggregating, enriching), and loads it into a target databas...

Executable File: the standard format for executable programs on Microsoft Windows using the Portable Executable (PE) format.

A high dynamic range (HDR) image format developed by Industrial Light & Magic. Standard in VFX and film production for storing high-precision color data.

The deployment of AI algorithms and models directly on edge devices such as smartphones, IoT sensors, and embedded systems, rather than relying on cloud-based processing. Edge AI enables real-time inf...

A file format for defining coding styles (indentation, encoding, line endings) that is recognized by most code editors and IDEs.