Glossary

Dynamic-Link Library: a shared library format on Windows containing code and data that can be used by multiple programs simultaneously.

Apple Disk Image: a mountable disk image format used on macOS for distributing software, supporting compression and encryption.

Digital Negative: an open raw image format created by Adobe as a universal RAW format. It aims to address the lack of an open standard for raw files from various cameras.

Domain Name System: the hierarchical decentralized naming system that translates human-readable domain names (e.g., example.com) into IP addresses (e.g., 93.184.216.34) that computers use to communica...

A protocol that sends DNS queries over encrypted HTTPS connections instead of traditional unencrypted UDP. DNS over HTTPS enhances privacy by preventing eavesdropping and manipulation of DNS data, mak...

Avid DNxHD/DNxHR: professional video codecs by Avid Technology designed for multi-generation compositing and editing with minimal quality loss.

Microsoft Word Binary File Format: the legacy proprietary document format used by Microsoft Word prior to the introduction of DOCX in Office 2007.

Office Open XML Document: the default document format for Microsoft Word since 2007. It is an XML-based, ZIP-compressed format that is the ISO/IEC 29500 standard.

Document Object Model: a programming interface for HTML and XML documents that represents the page structure as a tree of objects, allowing programs to dynamically access and update the content, struc...

DSD Stream File: a file format for storing DSD (Direct Stream Digital) audio, the encoding used in Super Audio CDs (SACD). Favored by audiophiles for its high-resolution audio.

Document Type Definition: a set of markup declarations defining the structure of an XML or SGML document. Predates XML Schema.

Digital Theater Systems: a multichannel audio codec format used in cinema and home theater. It is a major competitor to Dolby Digital with higher bitrates.

Native file format for AutoCAD, used for storing 2D and 3D design data. It is the most widely used CAD format in architecture, engineering, and construction.

Drawing Exchange Format: an open CAD data file format by Autodesk for interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs.

Drawing Exchange Format: an open CAD interchange format by Autodesk. Text-based variant widely supported by laser cutters, CNC machines, and 2D CAD software.

A client-optimized programming language developed by Google for building mobile, desktop, server, and web applications. Dart is the primary language for the Flutter framework and features sound null s...

A set of techniques used to artificially increase the size and diversity of training datasets by creating modified versions of existing data. Common methods include image rotation, flipping, cropping,...

A security incident in which sensitive, protected, or confidential data is accessed, disclosed, or stolen by an unauthorized party. Data breaches can result from hacking, malware, insider threats, or...

The process of assigning meaningful tags or annotations to raw data such as text, images, or audio to create training datasets for supervised learning. Data labeling quality directly impacts model acc...

A centralized storage repository that holds vast amounts of raw data in its native format until needed for analysis. Unlike data warehouses that store structured data, data lakes can store structured,...