Glossary

An open-source, multi-cloud continuous delivery platform originally developed by Netflix. Spinnaker manages application deployments across cloud providers with built-in deployment strategies (canary,...

Malicious software that secretly monitors and collects information about a user's activities without their knowledge or consent. Spyware can capture keystrokes, browsing history, login credentials, an...

A Python-like configuration language used in Bazel build files (BUILD), Buck, and other build systems. Deterministic and hermetic by design.

Stata Dataset: the native data format for Stata statistical software, used in economics, epidemiology, and political science research.

A tool that generates a complete static HTML website from templates, content files, and data at build time. Static site generators like Hugo, Jekyll, and Astro produce fast, secure websites that can b...

A precompiled set of SQL statements stored in the database that can be executed as a single unit. Stored procedures improve performance through precompilation, enhance security by controlling data acc...

Story files for Storybook, a UI component development environment. Each story renders a specific state of a component for visual testing and documentation.

The ability of an AI model to generate output in a specific, machine-readable format such as JSON, XML, or conforming to a defined schema. Structured output enables reliable integration of LLMs into s...

A compression format historically dominant on classic Mac OS systems. Created by Aladdin Systems (now Smith Micro) in 1987.

LaTeX Style File: a package file extending LaTeX functionality with custom commands, environments, and formatting options.

An expressive CSS preprocessor for Node.js offering flexible syntax (optional colons, semicolons, braces) with powerful features like built-in functions and transparent mixins.

A logical subdivision of an IP network created by dividing a network into smaller, more manageable segments. Subnetting improves network performance, security, and address allocation by grouping devic...

File formats from Adobe Substance 3D for procedural textures and materials. .sbs is the editable graph format; .sbsar is the compiled, portable format used in game engines and 3D applications.

A cyberattack that targets an organization by compromising a trusted third-party vendor or supplier in its supply chain. Attackers infiltrate software updates, open-source libraries, or hardware compo...

A Svelte component file combining HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in a single file. Svelte compiles components to efficient vanilla JavaScript at build time.

A powerful, intuitive programming language developed by Apple for building apps across iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Swift features type safety, optionals, closures, and protocol-oriented programming...

Artificially generated data that mimics the statistical properties of real-world data. Synthetic data is used to train AI models when real data is scarce, expensive, sensitive, or biased, and can be g...

An IEEE standard extending Verilog with advanced verification and design features for complex hardware description and testbench development.

Tape Archive: a Unix utility and file format for collecting multiple files into one archive without compression. Often combined with gzip (.tar.gz) or bzip2 (.tar.bz2) for compression.

Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol: the fundamental communication protocol suite of the internet. TCP ensures reliable, ordered delivery of data while IP handles addressing and routing...