Glossary

The process of taking a pre-trained model and training it further on a smaller, task-specific dataset to adapt it to a particular use case. Fine-tuning adjusts the model's weights to specialize its kn...

A network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. It establishes a barrier between a trusted internal network and untrus...

A Google serialization library offering zero-copy deserialization. Used in game development, mobile apps, and performance-critical data access scenarios.

A Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework packaging apps with dependencies for distribution-agnostic installation.

A CSS layout module that provides an efficient way to distribute space and align items within a container, even when their sizes are unknown or dynamic. Flexbox is designed for one-dimensional layouts...

An open-source data collector and log aggregator that unifies the collection and consumption of log data. Fluentd uses a plugin architecture to connect various data sources and outputs, and is a CNCF...

A GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes that automatically synchronizes cluster state with configuration stored in Git repositories. Flux monitors Git repos and container registries for chang...

A column or set of columns in a relational database table that establishes a link between data in two tables. Foreign keys enforce referential integrity by ensuring that a value in one table matches a...

Source code for Forth, a stack-based, extensible programming language used in embedded systems, firmware, and bootloaders.

One of the first high-level programming languages, originally developed by IBM in 1957 for scientific and engineering computation. Fortran remains widely used in high-performance computing, weather mo...

A large AI model pre-trained on broad, diverse data at scale that can be adapted to a wide range of downstream tasks. Foundation models like GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, and Llama serve as general-purpose b...

A reusable software platform that provides a foundation and structure for developing applications. Frameworks offer pre-built components, patterns, and conventions that guide architecture and reduce b...

A Java-based template engine by Apache for generating HTML, email, configuration files, and source code. Used in Apache Struts, Alfresco, and many Java enterprise applications.

A capability of language models that allows them to generate structured outputs requesting the execution of predefined functions or tools. Function calling enables LLMs to interact with external APIs,...

The native file format of Autodesk Fusion 360, a cloud-based CAD/CAM/CAE platform combining industrial design, mechanical engineering, and manufacturing in a single tool.

General Data Protection Regulation: a comprehensive data protection law enacted by the European Union that governs how personal data of EU residents must be collected, processed, stored, and protected...

The native scripting language of the Godot game engine. A dynamically typed language with Python-like syntax designed specifically for game development.

GPT-Generated Unified Format: a file format for storing quantized large language model weights, used by llama.cpp and other local LLM inference tools.

Graphics Interchange Format: a bitmap image format supporting up to 256 colors, lossless compression, and animation. Created by CompuServe in 1987.

Binary glTF: packages the JSON, binary buffers, and textures into a single file. Widely used for web-based 3D content delivery.