Glossary: Letter E

A distributed, open-source search and analytics engine built on Apache Lucene. It provides near real-time search capabilities and is commonly used for log analytics, full-text search, and application...

A dynamic, functional programming language built on the Erlang VM (BEAM), designed for building scalable and fault-tolerant applications. Elixir is used for web development (Phoenix framework), real-t...

Source code for Elm, a functional language that compiles to JavaScript for building web front-ends. Known for its "no runtime exceptions" guarantee.

Laravel's built-in Object-Relational Mapper (ORM) that provides an elegant, Active Record implementation for working with databases. Each database table has a corresponding Model class used to interac...

A dense vector representation of data (text, images, or other objects) in a continuous vector space where similar items are positioned closer together. Embeddings capture semantic relationships and ar...

The process of converting plaintext data into an unreadable format (ciphertext) using an algorithm and a key, so that only authorized parties with the correct decryption key can access the original in...

The practice of securing end-user devices such as laptops, desktops, smartphones, and tablets from cybersecurity threats. Endpoint security solutions include antivirus software, endpoint detection and...

A machine learning approach that combines multiple models to produce better predictions than any individual model. Techniques include bagging (Random Forest), boosting (XGBoost, AdaBoost), and stackin...

One complete pass through the entire training dataset during model training. Multiple epochs are typically needed for a model to converge, but too many epochs can lead to overfitting. The optimal numb...

A functional programming language designed for building massively concurrent, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems. Originally developed by Ericsson for telecommunications, Erlang powers systems li...

A family of wired networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LANs). Ethernet defines the physical and data link layer standards for wired connections, with speeds ranging from 10 Mb...

AI systems and techniques designed to make their decision-making processes transparent and understandable to humans. XAI aims to provide clear explanations of how and why a model produces its outputs,...