Glossary

A compression format using the LZMA2 algorithm, offering excellent compression ratios. Commonly used for distributing source code archives and Linux packages.

YAML Ain't Markup Language: a human-readable data serialization format commonly used for configuration files in DevOps tools (Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Ansible, GitHub Actions). YAML uses indentatio...

The native file formats of Maxon ZBrush, a digital sculpting application. .zpr stores full project files; .ztl stores individual ZTools (3D objects). Standard in character modeling for games and film.

A widely used archive file format that supports lossless data compression. Created by Phil Katz in 1989, it is natively supported by all major operating systems.

A fast lossless compression algorithm developed by Facebook/Meta. It targets real-time compression scenarios with compression ratios similar to zlib but with much faster speeds.

A security framework that requires all users, whether inside or outside the organization's network, to be authenticated, authorized, and continuously validated before being granted access to applicati...

An attack that targets a previously unknown vulnerability in software or hardware before the vendor has released a patch. The term "zero-day" refers to the fact that developers have had zero days to f...

A model's ability to perform a task it was not explicitly trained on, without any task-specific examples. Zero-shot capabilities emerge in large models that have learned general enough representations...

A general-purpose systems programming language designed as an improvement over C, with a focus on safety and simplicity. Zig features compile-time code execution, no hidden control flow, and interoper...

GL Transmission Format: an open standard for 3D scenes and models by the Khronos Group. Often called the "JPEG of 3D," optimized for efficient transmission and loading.

Internationalization: the process of designing software so it can be adapted to various languages and regions without engineering changes. The abbreviation comes from the 18 letters between the "i" an...

The modern Python project configuration file (PEP 518/621) replacing setup.py. Defines build system, dependencies, and tool settings in a single TOML file.

A plain-text markup language used in Python documentation (Sphinx). More feature-rich than Markdown with support for cross-referencing, directives, and roles.

A plain text file placed at the root of a website that instructs web crawlers which pages or sections should or should not be crawled. Follows the Robots Exclusion Protocol standard.

TypeScript configuration file specifying compiler options, file inclusions, and project references for the TypeScript compiler (tsc).