Glossary

The process of using a trained machine learning model to make predictions or generate outputs on new, unseen data. Inference is the deployment phase of AI, as opposed to the training phase, and is opt...

An open-source time-series database designed for high-write and high-read throughput of timestamped data. InfluxDB is widely used for infrastructure monitoring, IoT sensor data, and real-time analytic...

The practice of managing and provisioning computing infrastructure through machine-readable definition files rather than physical hardware configuration or interactive configuration tools. Common IaC...

The native file formats of Autodesk Inventor, a mechanical design and 3D CAD software. .ipt stores parts; .iam stores assemblies. Used in product design and mechanical engineering.

An open-source service mesh platform that provides traffic management, security, and observability for microservices running on Kubernetes. Istio uses sidecar proxies (Envoy) to intercept network traf...

Java Archive: a ZIP-based package format for distributing Java classes, metadata, and resources. Used to deploy Java applications and libraries.

Java KeyStore: a repository of security certificates and private keys used in Java applications for SSL/TLS authentication.

Joint Photographic Experts Group: the most widely used lossy image compression format for digital photographs. It achieves high compression ratios with adjustable quality levels.

A wavelet-based image compression standard offering both lossy and lossless modes. Used in digital cinema (DCI), medical imaging, and satellite imagery.

A next-generation image format offering both lossy and lossless compression with superior quality-to-size ratio. Supports HDR, wide gamut, animation, and progressive decoding.

JavaScript Object Notation: a lightweight data interchange format that is easy for humans to read and write and easy for machines to parse and generate. JSON is the de facto standard for data exchange...

JSON for Linked Data: a method of encoding Linked Data using JSON. Used for structured data on websites (schema.org) and SEO.

JavaServer Pages: a server-side Java technology for creating dynamic web content by embedding Java code in HTML pages.

JavaScript XML: a syntax extension for JavaScript used by React to describe UI components using an HTML-like syntax within JavaScript code.

An ISO standard (ISO 14306) 3D data format developed by Siemens for visualization and data sharing of complex CAD assemblies.

JSON Web Token: an open standard (RFC 7519) for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object. JWTs are commonly used for authentication and authorization in web applications, con...

An open-source, end-to-end distributed tracing platform originally developed by Uber. Jaeger monitors and troubleshoots microservices-based architectures by tracking the flow of requests across servic...

A modern web architecture based on JavaScript, APIs, and Markup where sites are pre-rendered at build time and served from a CDN. Jamstack decouples the front end from the back end, improving performa...

A class-based, object-oriented programming language designed to have minimal implementation dependencies. Java runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), enabling "write once, run anywhere" portability,...

A high-level, interpreted programming language that is one of the core technologies of the World Wide Web. JavaScript enables interactive web pages, runs in browsers and on servers (Node.js), and supp...