Glossary

A communication protocol that provides full-duplex, bidirectional communication channels over a single TCP connection. WebSockets enable real-time data transfer between client and server, used in chat...

An HTTP callback that delivers real-time data to other applications when specific events occur. Unlike APIs where you poll for data, webhooks push data to your endpoint automatically, enabling event-d...

A static module bundler for JavaScript applications that processes and bundles JavaScript files, CSS, images, and other assets into optimized output files. Webpack analyzes dependency graphs to determ...

Configuration file for Webpack, a static module bundler for JavaScript applications. Defines entry points, loaders, plugins, and output configuration.

A family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 standards, used for local area networking and internet access. Wi-Fi allows devices to connect to a network without physical cables, wit...

A learned representation of text where words with similar meanings are mapped to nearby points in a vector space. Pioneered by Word2Vec and GloVe, word embeddings capture semantic and syntactic relati...

A small, fast, class-based scripting language designed for embedding in applications, game engines, and other host programs.

Extensible 3D: the ISO standard successor to VRML for representing 3D scenes and objects on the web using XML encoding.

eXperimental Computing Facility: the native image format for GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program). It supports layers, channels, paths, and other GIMP-specific editing data.

Adobe XD Document: the native format for Adobe XD, a vector-based UI/UX design and prototyping tool (now in maintenance mode).

Extensible HyperText Markup Language: a stricter, XML-based version of HTML requiring well-formed syntax. Used in EPUB e-books and XML-based workflows.

Microsoft Excel Binary File Format: the legacy spreadsheet format used by Microsoft Excel prior to Excel 2007.

Excel Binary Workbook: a binary format for Excel spreadsheets offering faster loading and smaller file sizes than XLSX for large datasets.

Office Open XML Spreadsheet: the default spreadsheet format for Microsoft Excel since 2007. It supports advanced features like charts, formulas, pivot tables, and macros (in .xlsm variant).

Extended Module: an evolution of the MOD format created by Triton/FastTracker 2 with more channels, instruments, and effects.

Extensible Markup Language: a markup language for storing, transmitting, and reconstructing data. It is both human-readable and machine-readable, defined by W3C.

XML Paper Specification: a Microsoft document format similar to PDF, based on XML and designed for fixed-layout document sharing and printing.

XML Schema Definition: a W3C standard for defining the structure, content, and data types of XML documents for validation.

XML Shareable Playlist Format: an XML-based playlist format designed for portability across different media players and platforms.

Cross-Site Scripting: a web security vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. XSS attacks can steal session cookies, redirect users, or def...