Dictionary
Technology Terminology Library
Plain-language meanings for common software, web, security, cloud, and product terms.
| Term | Meaning | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Criteria | Conditions that define when work is complete. | Product |
| Accessibility | Designing software so people with different abilities can use it. | Frontend |
| Accordion | A collapsible section of content. | Frontend |
| API | A contract that lets software systems communicate with each other. | Integration |
| API Key | A secret or public credential used to call an API. | Integration |
| Asset | A file used by a web page, such as CSS, JavaScript, images, or fonts. | Frontend |
| Audit Trail | A record of important user or system actions. | Security |
| Authentication | The process of confirming who a user is. | Security |
| Authorization | The process of deciding what an authenticated user may access. | Security |
| Avatar | A visual representation of a user account. | Frontend |
| Backend | The server-side part of an application that handles data, rules, and integrations. | Backend |
| Backlog | A prioritized list of work not yet completed. | Product |
| Backup | A copy of data kept for recovery. | Infrastructure |
| Blade | Laravel’s templating system for rendering HTML with server-side variables. | Frontend |
| Branch | A separate line of development in Git. | Development |
| Breadcrumb | Navigation that shows the current page path. | Frontend |
| Bulk Action | An action applied to multiple selected records. | Product |
| Cache | Stored data reused to avoid repeated expensive work. | Performance |
| CDN | A content delivery network that serves assets from locations near users. | Performance |
| CI | Continuous integration, automated checks run on code changes. | Development |
| Circuit Breaker | A pattern that stops repeated calls to a failing service. | Architecture |
| Client | The browser, app, or device that sends requests to a server. | Web Fundamentals |
| Column | A named field in a database table. | Database |
| Commit | A saved set of changes in version control. | Development |
| Component | A reusable piece of interface or logic. | Frontend |