Glossary

The total number of points (attack vectors) where an unauthorized user can try to enter or extract data from a system. Reducing the attack surface involves disabling unnecessary services, closing unus...

A technique in neural networks that allows the model to focus on relevant parts of the input when producing output. Self-attention enables each element in a sequence to attend to all other elements, c...

A cloud computing feature that automatically adjusts the number of compute resources (instances, containers, functions) based on demand. Auto scaling ensures applications maintain performance during t...

A type of neural network that learns to compress input data into a compact latent representation and then reconstruct it. Autoencoders are used for dimensionality reduction, denoising, anomaly detecti...

A vehicle capable of sensing its environment and navigating without human input, using a combination of AI technologies including computer vision, sensor fusion, path planning, and deep learning for r...

Apache Avro: a row-oriented data serialization framework using JSON for schema definitions and binary format for data. Widely used in Apache Kafka and Hadoop ecosystems.

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform offering a broad range of services including virtual machines, app services, AI, databases, and DevOps tools. It integrates tightly with Microsoft's enter...

Backup File: a generic extension used by many applications to indicate a backup copy of a file.

Batch File: a script file for the Windows command interpreter (cmd.exe). It executes a series of commands sequentially for task automation.

Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format: a bitmap font format for X Window System. Used in terminals and pixel-perfect rendering scenarios.

BEAM bytecode: the compiled format for Erlang and Elixir executed by the BEAM virtual machine. Each .beam file contains one compiled module.

Border Gateway Protocol: the routing protocol that manages how packets are routed across the internet between autonomous systems. BGP is considered the backbone protocol of the internet, determining t...

A raw disc image format where .bin contains the data and .cue describes the track layout. Common for CD-ROM backups and game disc images.

Bitmap Image File: an uncompressed raster graphics format developed by Microsoft. It stores pixel data directly, resulting in large file sizes but no quality loss.

Better Portable Graphics: an image format based on HEVC intra-frame coding offering better compression than JPEG. Created by Fabrice Bellard.

Binary JSON: a binary-encoded serialization of JSON-like documents. It is the primary data format used by MongoDB for storing documents and remote procedure calls.

A free, open-source file compression program using the Burrows-Wheeler block sorting algorithm. It provides better compression than gzip but is slower.

A JavaScript compiler that transforms modern JavaScript (ES6+) into backward-compatible versions that can run in older browsers and environments. Babel also supports JSX transformation and TypeScript...

Configuration file for Babel, a JavaScript compiler that transforms modern JS (ES6+) into backward-compatible versions for older browsers.

A hidden method of bypassing normal authentication or security controls to gain access to a system. Backdoors can be intentionally installed by developers for maintenance purposes or maliciously plant...