Tech English glossary, A to Z

A design principle where complex implementation details are hidden behind a simple interface.

The specific, measurable conditions that a feature or user story must meet to be considered complete and ready for release.

The process of testing a software product to verify that it meets the business requirements and user expectations before it is released to…

The responsibility to explain and justify your actions and accept consequences for results, whether positive or negative.

ACID is an acronym for four key properties that guarantee reliable database transactions: Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability.

The act of one company buying another company or a significant part of its business.

A specific task or responsibility that someone agrees to complete by a certain deadline, typically assigned during a meeting or discussion.

A detailed plan that lists specific steps, responsible people, and deadlines needed to solve a problem or achieve a goal in a project.

Actionable means clear and practical enough that someone can act on it right away.

An ADR (Architecture Decision Record) is a document that captures an important architectural choice, the reasoning behind it, and its…

AFAIK stands for "as far as I know".

A structured meeting or process held after a project, sprint, or incident concludes to identify what went well, what went wrong, and what…

A list of topics or items to be discussed or handled in a meeting, project, or event, usually in order of priority or sequence.

Describing AI systems, software, or behavior that can independently perceive, decide, and take action toward goals without constant human…

Support or protection provided by a senior person or leader who backs a decision or action, often by communicating with stakeholders to…

The process of automatically notifying engineers or systems when specific conditions or problems are detected.

Agreement between team members, departments, or stakeholders about goals, decisions, or the direction of a project.

A company meeting or event where everyone in the organization, or a large team, is expected to attend and participate.

An early stage of software development where the product is tested internally by the development team before being released to external…

AMA stands for Ask Me Anything.

To make changes or corrections to code, a pull request, or documentation to improve or fix it.

A note, label, or piece of information added to code, data, or documents to provide clarification, context, or instructions without…

A recurring solution or practice in code that looks like it solves a problem but actually creates more problems or technical debt.

An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of rules and tools that allows two different software applications to communicate and…

An API contract is a formal specification that defines what endpoints an API provides, what data it accepts, what it returns, and how it…

An API gateway is a server that acts as an intermediary between clients and backend services, managing API requests by handling…

The practice of maintaining multiple versions of an API simultaneously to ensure backward compatibility while allowing new features and…

A checkpoint or stage in a development process where work must be reviewed and authorized by designated people before it can proceed to…

ARR stands for Annual Recurring Revenue.

A file, binary, or output produced by a build, test, or deployment process.

Technology that enables computers to simulate human intelligence by learning from data and making decisions without explicit instructions.

ASAP stands for "as soon as possible".

Communication or work that does not require immediate, real-time responses.

An asynchronous standup is a written status update that team members post at their own time rather than gathering for a live meeting.

A workplace approach that prioritizes asynchronous communication and work processes over synchronous meetings and real-time collaboration.

A JavaScript syntax feature that allows you to write asynchronous code that looks and behaves like synchronous code, making it easier to…

A detailed record of all actions, changes, and access events in a system, typically used for security, compliance, and accountability…

Auto-scaling is the automatic adjustment of computing resources (like servers or instances) up or down based on real-time demand to…

B2B stands for business-to-business.

B2C stands for Business-to-Consumer, a business model where companies sell products or services directly to end consumers rather than to…

To make a copy of data or files for safekeeping or recovery purposes.

A list of work items, features, or tasks that need to be done but have not been started yet.

A regular process where the product team reviews, clarifies, and prioritizes items in the product backlog to make them ready for…

A copy of data, files, or systems stored separately so they can be recovered if the original is lost, corrupted, or damaged.

The maximum amount of data that can be transmitted over a network connection in a given time period, typically measured in megabits per…

A person hired to improve quality standards during a hiring process, or a person who sets and maintains high standards for team…

BAU stands for "business as usual": the normal, everyday work of a team, as opposed to special projects or emergencies.

To avoid directly addressing or discussing an issue, usually by speaking evasively or indirectly.

A job interview format where hiring managers ask about your past experiences and actions to predict how you would behave in specific work…

A standard measurement or reference point used to evaluate the performance, quality, or speed of code, systems, or applications.

A proven, effective method or standard way of doing something in your industry or field.

Best-in-class means the best of its kind, better than all competitors in the same category.

An early version of a software product released to a limited group of external users for testing before the official public release.

Spending excessive time debating or deciding on trivial, unimportant details while ignoring more critical decisions.

Bleeding edge means the very newest technology, so new that it may still be unstable or risky to use.

Blue-sky thinking means creative thinking with no limits, ignoring practical problems like budget or time for now.

"Don't boil the ocean" means don't try to do something far too big or solve everything at once; focus on a smaller, realistic scope.

Boilerplate is standard, reusable code that appears in many places with little or no change.

To start or initialize a computer system or service so it becomes ready to use.

A meeting or session where a group generates ideas together without judgment, usually to solve a problem or create something new.

A separate line of development in version control (like Git) where you can work on code changes independently without affecting the main…

Reaching a point where costs and revenue are equal, with no profit or loss.

To separate or divide into smaller parts or components.

A modification to software that forces users or dependent systems to update their code because the old code will no longer work with the…

A specific line of code where a debugger stops execution so you can inspect variables, step through code, and understand program behavior.

To bring or include something or someone as part of an activity or event.

To move something to an earlier date or time.

An informal meeting or seminar, typically held during lunch, where employees gather to learn about a specific topic from a colleague or…

A temporary storage area in computer memory that holds data while it is being transferred between different parts of a system or between…

To add extra resources or capacity to prepare for high demand or traffic.

A detailed document that describes a software defect, including what went wrong, when it happens, and how to reproduce it.

A formal document or argument that explains why a company should invest time and money in a project, including expected benefits, costs…

Agreement and support from team members or stakeholders for a project, decision, or idea.

CAC stands for Customer Acquisition Cost—the total amount of money a company spends to acquire one new customer.

A cache is a fast storage area that holds copies of frequently accessed data so programs can retrieve it quickly without going back to the…

At work, cadence means how often something regularly happens, such as a meeting, a release or an update.

A reserved time slot on your calendar that you set aside for a specific task, meeting, or focus time.

A meeting where managers align on performance ratings, expectations, or standards to ensure consistency and fairness across a team or…

To publicly point out, mention, or draw attention to something—often a problem, error, concern, or issue—in a direct way.

To be in control or have the authority to make decisions.

A function passed as an argument to another function, which is executed after some operation has been completed.

A callout is when you explicitly mention, highlight, or draw attention to something important—usually a problem, achievement, or key…

A deployment strategy where new software is released to a small group of real users first to detect issues before rolling out to everyone.

The maximum amount of work, resources, or data that a system, team, or person can handle before reaching a limit.

A framework or method used to predict and understand how much work a team or system can handle based on available resources, constraints…

The series of job positions and levels you progress through in your career, typically moving from junior to more senior roles with…

To move something from one time period or stage to the next one.

A digital or physical document that authenticates the identity of a person, organization, or device on the internet.

A group of senior people from different departments who review and approve proposed changes to systems or software before they are…

A temporary period during which no new code changes, updates, or modifications are allowed to be deployed to a production system.

A formal request to modify, add, or remove a feature or requirement in a software project after it has already been planned or started.

A tool or practice that randomly breaks parts of a software system on purpose to test how well it handles failures and recovers.

To register one's presence or arrival, often using a digital system or app.

A checksum is a short string of characters calculated from data to detect errors or verify that data has not been corrupted or modified…

To select and apply specific commits from one branch to another, rather than merging all changes.

To repeatedly rework, rebuild, or change code or processes without clear progress or decision-making.

CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (or Deployment).

A design pattern that prevents an application from calling a service that is likely to fail, by stopping requests and returning a cached…

A sudden, sharp drop or end in something important, such as performance, features, or support.

In programming, a function that retains access to variables from its outer scope even after that scope has finished executing.

A geographical area where a cloud service provider (like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) operates data centers and provides cloud services.

A group of interconnected computers or servers that work together as a single system to improve reliability, performance, or data…

COB stands for "close of business": the end of normal office hours, usually 5 or 6 pm, used as a deadline.

A note or explanation written in source code that helps developers understand what the code does.

Code complete refers to the stage in software development when all planned programming for a feature or product is finished.

A period during software development when no new code changes are permitted before a release.

A developer or team responsible for maintaining, reviewing, and making decisions about a specific part of the codebase.

A systematic examination of source code by one or more team members before it is merged into the main codebase.

A technique that divides a large JavaScript bundle into smaller chunks that load on demand rather than all at once.

A structured meeting where a developer explains their code line-by-line to team members to help them understand how it works or to…

To temporarily disable a section of code by converting it into a comment.

To save your code changes to a version control system (like Git) with a message explaining what you changed.

A brief text description that explains what changes were made in a code commit.

A group of people who share a common interest or work on a similar set of problems and meet regularly (formally or informally) to learn…

To convert source code written by developers into executable machine code or bytecode that a computer can run.

A formal examination of code, systems, or processes to ensure they meet legal requirements, regulatory standards, and company policies.

The ability of a system to handle multiple tasks or operations at the same time, or appear to handle them simultaneously by switching…

Short form of configuration; the settings or parameters that control how a software application, system, or service operates.

To identify relationships or patterns between separate pieces of information or events to understand the bigger picture or draw a…

General agreement among most or all members of a group.

Feedback that is intended to help someone improve by pointing out what they did well and what they can do better, in a respectful and…

A lightweight, portable package that bundles application code, dependencies, and runtime into a single unit that can run consistently…

The action of stopping work on one task or project and switching your attention to a completely different one.

A person or company hired to do specific work or a project for a limited time, rather than a permanent employee.

The percentage of users or visitors who complete a desired action (such as making a purchase, signing up, or clicking a button) out of the…

A small file stored on a user's browser that contains data used to remember information about that user, such as login details or…

CORS stands for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.

The degree to which one software module or component depends on another.

A cron job is an automated task that runs on a computer server at specific times or intervals without requiring manual intervention.

Cross-functional describes a team, project, or initiative that includes people from different departments or areas of expertise working…

Involving or requiring collaboration between multiple teams in an organization.

CRUD is an acronym for the four fundamental operations in databases and applications: Create, Read, Update, and Delete.

A period of intense pressure and urgent work, typically right before a major deadline.

A person who brings new ideas, perspectives, or values to a team and strengthens the overall workplace culture, rather than simply fitting…

Customer success is a business strategy focused on ensuring that customers achieve their intended goals and gain maximum value from your…

To stop depending on or using something, especially an old system, tool, or vendor.

To stand out or get attention when there is a lot of competing information or distractions.

A detailed strategy that outlines how to switch from an old system or process to a new one, including timing, steps, and contingency…

The total time it takes from when work starts until it is completed and delivered.

A short, regular team meeting (usually 15 minutes) held every working day where team members share what they completed, what they plan to…

A dark launch is the release of a new feature or product to a limited group of real users without announcing it publicly.

A series of automated steps that extract, transform, and load data from source systems to destination systems.

Data privacy is the right of individuals to control how their personal information is collected, used, stored, and shared by organizations.

Making decisions or taking action based on facts, numbers, and analysis rather than intuition or guesswork.

A collection of structured data, usually organized in rows and columns, used for analysis, training machine learning models, or testing…

Uncomfortable silence during a meeting, call, or presentation when nobody is speaking.

Code in a program that is never executed during normal operation, either because it is unreachable or no longer serves any purpose.

A specific date or time by which a task, project, or deliverable must be completed.

A deadlock is a situation in which two or more processes, threads, or systems are blocked and waiting for each other to release resources…

To have a meeting or discussion after an event to analyze what happened, what went well, and what could improve.

A document or record that tracks important decisions made during a project, including why they were made, who made them, and what…

A structured table or framework that lists options, criteria, and weighted scores to help a team objectively compare and choose between…

A presentation, typically a set of slides created in PowerPoint, Google Slides, or similar software, used to communicate ideas, data, or…

A thorough and detailed examination or analysis of a topic, issue, or problem.

Focused, uninterrupted work on cognitively demanding tasks that require full concentration and minimal distractions.

A coding practice where programmers anticipate and handle potential errors, edge cases, and invalid inputs to prevent bugs and crashes…

A set of agreed criteria that a user story or task must meet before the team starts working on it.

A clear statement of what success looks like for a project, goal, or task, including specific metrics or outcomes that show when something…

A clear statement of what specific outcomes, features, or benefits represent value to your customer, business, or project.

A scheduled event where a startup, team, or company presents their product or project to investors, customers, or other stakeholders to…

A situation where two or more packages or libraries in your project require different versions of the same dependency, making it…

A design pattern where an object receives other objects it depends on rather than creating them itself.

To release or put software, an application, or an update into a live production environment where users can access and use it.

To officially mark a feature, function, or API as outdated and discourage its use, while keeping it working for backward compatibility.

A detailed written document that outlines the plan, architecture, and technical approach for building a new software feature or system…

A structured meeting where a team examines and critiques the overall design of a system, feature, or product before implementation.

A saying meaning that small, easily overlooked details can cause serious problems or complications.

Built-in debugging and development tools included in web browsers and IDEs that allow developers to inspect, test, and troubleshoot code…

A diff is a detailed comparison showing exactly which lines of code or text have been added, removed, or changed between two versions of a…

To investigate or look closely at a topic, issue, or problem.

A person who works directly under a manager and receives supervision, feedback, and performance reviews from that manager.

A set of strategies and procedures that allow an organization to restore critical systems and data after a major failure or disaster.

A team whose members work in different physical locations, cities, or time zones, typically communicating through digital tools and video…

A technique for tracking and monitoring requests as they flow through multiple interconnected services in a distributed system, helping…

DNS (Domain Name System) is the service that translates human-readable website addresses (like google.com) into IP addresses that…

"Please do the needful" means "please do what is necessary"; it is common in Indian English emails and asks the reader to take the needed…

Written information, guides, and instructions that explain how software works, how to use it, or how to maintain it.

The practice of a company using its own product or service internally before releasing it to customers.

When you have scheduled two different meetings or commitments at the same time, making it impossible to attend both.

A period when a system, server, application, or service is unavailable or not functioning properly.

A pull request marked as work in progress that is not yet ready for final review or merging.

A complete test of a process, deployment, or system using safe conditions where no actual data is changed or no real impact occurs.

The thorough investigation and analysis of a project, acquisition, or decision before committing resources or making a final decision.

A person or organization that is among the first to use or buy a new product, service, or technology before it becomes mainstream.

Edge computing is processing data on devices or servers located at the edge of a network, close to where the data originates, rather than…

A short, concise explanation of your idea, product, or yourself that can be delivered in 30-60 seconds, typically to catch someone's…

The process of integrating one piece of code, data, or system into another system so they work together as a single unit.

In programming, encapsulation is the practice of bundling related data and methods together inside a class or object, while hiding the…

The process of converting data from one format or representation into another format so it can be stored, transmitted, or processed…

The process of converting data into a coded format that only authorized users with the correct key can read.

A test that verifies an entire application workflow from start to finish, simulating real user interactions across all system layers and…

A specific URL or address where an API can be accessed by a client application to request or send data.

The shared values, practices, and ways of working that guide how engineers approach their work, solve problems, and collaborate in a…

A large-scale business organization or a challenging business project, often requiring significant resources and planning.

A named value that your operating system or application stores and passes to running programs.

EOD stands for "end of day": the end of today's working day, usually used as a deadline.

EOW stands for "end of week": the end of this working week, usually Friday afternoon, used as a deadline.

Ownership stake or share in a company, typically offered to employees as compensation.

The acceptable amount of downtime or failures a service can experience while still meeting its Service Level Objective (SLO).

Error handling is the process of anticipating, detecting, and responding to errors in code to prevent crashes or unexpected behavior.

To move a problem or issue to a higher level of authority, management, or priority so that someone with more power or expertise can handle…

A structured document or chart that defines who to contact when a problem needs attention, organized by issue type and severity level.

ETA stands for "estimated time of arrival".

ETL stands for Extract, Transform, Load.

A software architecture or design approach where the system responds to and processes events (user actions, system signals, messages)…

An event that occurs during program execution that disrupts the normal flow and requires special handling.

A brief, high-level summary of a longer document, project, or presentation that gives decision-makers the key points and conclusions…

A controlled test or trial designed to validate a hypothesis, feature, or approach before full implementation.

A person who leads or guides a meeting, discussion, or workshop to help a group achieve its goals.

A design pattern that creates objects without specifying their exact classes, using a factory method instead.

A software development philosophy that prioritizes discovering problems, errors, and design flaws as quickly as possible through rapid…

The automatic switching from a primary system or server to a backup system when the primary one fails or becomes unavailable.

To spread or distribute tasks, work, or information to many people or places.

A detailed analysis to determine whether a project, feature, or solution is practical, technically possible, and economically viable…

A separate copy of the code (branch) used to develop a new feature without affecting the main codebase.

A feature flag is a code mechanism that allows developers to turn specific features on or off without redeploying the application.

A point in the software development cycle when no new features can be added to the product, allowing the team to focus on bug fixes and…

A formal or informal request from a user, customer, or team member asking for a new capability or improvement to be added to a software…

A feature store is a centralized system that manages, stores, and serves pre-computed data features for machine learning models.

To remove or exclude unwanted or irrelevant data or information.

The process of making small, careful adjustments to a system, model, or code to improve its performance or fix minor issues.

A practice exercise or urgent test run designed to check whether a system, process, or team can handle a crisis or meet tight deadlines.

An informal, relaxed conversation between a leader and team members, typically covering business topics or company updates in a friendly…

To mark, highlight, or bring attention to something important—usually a problem, concern, or issue that needs to be addressed.

A flame graph is a visualization tool that shows where your program spends time by displaying function call stacks as horizontal bars…

A Git command that overwrites the remote repository history by forcibly uploading your local commits, ignoring any conflicting changes on…

A foreign key is a column or set of columns in a database table that points to the primary key in another table.

To create an independent copy of a repository (codebase) so you can make changes without affecting the original project.

Full-stack refers to a developer or skill set that covers all layers of software development, from the front-end (user interface) to the…

A reusable block of code that performs a specific task and can be called multiple times from different parts of a program.

FYI stands for "for your information".

A game changer is something that completely changes how a situation works, usually for the better.

The day when a software product, feature, or system goes live to real users in production.

An automatic process in programming languages that identifies and frees up memory that is no longer being used by your application…

GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation—a strict EU law that controls how companies collect, store, and use personal data from…

To prepare or get ready for a particular task, project, or event.

Generative AI refers to artificial intelligence systems that can create new content such as text, images, code, or music based on patterns…

A Git command that shows which developer made each change to a specific file, line by line, and when those changes were made.

A branching strategy for Git that uses multiple long-lived branches (develop, release, hotfix) alongside the main production branch to…

To put in additional effort or do more than what is expected or required.

The moment when a software product, feature, or system becomes available to real users in a production environment.

A go-to-market strategy is a comprehensive plan that outlines how a company will introduce a new product or service to customers and gain…

A decision checkpoint where a team determines whether a project or release is ready to proceed (go) or if it must be stopped or delayed…

GraphQL is a query language and runtime for APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that allows clients to request exactly the data they…

The process of reviewing, clarifying, and preparing user stories and tasks in a product backlog before they are scheduled for a sprint.

The verified correct data or standard used to evaluate whether a system, model, or prediction is accurate.

A belief that your abilities and intelligence can be developed through effort, practice, and learning from mistakes.

A quick informal assessment or review based on intuition and experience to verify if something feels right before proceeding.

When an AI model generates false or fabricated information with confidence, presenting it as if it were accurate.

A firm, non-negotiable deadline or point at which an activity must completely stop.

A short, focused sprint dedicated to improving code quality, stability, and security by fixing bugs, refactoring, and addressing technical…

The process of converting data of any size into a fixed-size string of characters using a mathematical algorithm, typically to verify data…

The total number of employees or staff members in a company, department, or project team.

In tech, a header is metadata or information placed at the beginning of a request, response, file, or document that provides instructions…

Being heads down means you are focused on your work and do not want meetings or interruptions for a while.

A brief advance warning or notification about something that is going to happen soon, allowing someone to prepare or be aware in advance.

In business, headwinds are problems or conditions that slow progress or make results worse; tailwinds are conditions that help.

A diagnostic test or procedure that verifies whether a system, service, or application is running correctly and responding as expected.

A region of computer memory used for dynamic memory allocation, where data is stored during program execution.

Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes that simplifies the process of defining, installing, and upgrading applications on Kubernetes…

A structured document or strategy that outlines which positions a company plans to fill, when they will hire, how much budget is…

To hit the ground running means to start something new and be productive immediately, without a slow start.

To connect or link different devices, systems, or components to work together.

The section of code that is executed most frequently or handles the most critical operations in a program.

A development feature that automatically updates your running application with code changes without requiring a full restart.

A hot take is a quick, bold opinion or reaction to something, often expressed without much thought or research.

HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol, the standard protocol used for transferring data between a web client (like a browser) and a…

A computing environment that combines on-premise infrastructure (servers in your own data center) with public cloud services (like AWS or…

A work arrangement where employees split their time between working in a physical office and working remotely from home or another location.

A testable prediction or proposed explanation based on limited evidence, used as a starting point for further investigation or…

Infrastructure as a Service is a cloud computing model where a provider delivers virtualized computing resources over the internet.

The IC track (Individual Contributor track) is a career progression path for employees who advance through technical expertise and skill…

To ideate means to come up with ideas, usually as a group, before deciding what to build or do.

A unique identifier sent with a request to ensure that if the request is retried, the same operation is only executed once, preventing…

Unable to be changed or modified after creation.

IMO stands for "in my opinion".

A systematic process of examining how a change or decision will affect different parts of a system, project, or organization before…

An unplanned event or problem that disrupts normal operations in a system, service, or application, requiring immediate response and…

A dedicated communication channel (usually a chat room or Slack channel) where a team discusses and coordinates the response to a critical…

The person responsible for coordinating and managing the response to a system outage or critical problem in a technology company.

The process of creating a data structure (called an index) that allows a database, search engine, or application to find and retrieve data…

An employee who performs technical or professional work and directly contributes to company projects without managing other people.

In machine learning and AI, inference is the process of using a trained model to make predictions or generate outputs on new data.

The basic physical and organizational systems needed to operate software, applications, or services, including servers, networks…

The way data, traffic, or requests enter a system, network, or application from the outside.

In object-oriented programming, inheritance is a mechanism that allows a class to acquire properties and methods from another class…

The process of checking that data entered by a user or external system meets specific requirements before the application accepts and…

A contract or set of rules that defines how different software components, systems, or users interact with each other.

A student or recent graduate who works at a company for a limited time to gain practical experience in their field, usually while studying…

An IP address is a unique numerical identifier assigned to each device connected to a network, allowing devices to find and communicate…

IPO stands for Initial Public Offering.

A problem, bug, or task that needs to be fixed or completed in software development.

To repeat a process or improve something by making small changes and testing each version.

To do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it.

JWT (JSON Web Token) is a compact, self-contained standard for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object.

A visual project management method that uses a board with columns to track work items as they move from one stage to another, typically…

To regularly inform someone about updates or progress on a project or decision so they stay aware and involved.

The initial meeting or event that officially starts a project, product launch, or initiative.

A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is a measurable value that shows how effectively someone or a team is achieving business objectives.

Kubernetes is an open-source platform that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications across clusters…

Praise, credit, or recognition given to someone for their work or achievement.

The time delay between sending a request and receiving a response in a system.

A layoff is when a company terminates employee positions, usually due to budget cuts, restructuring, or business downturn, rather than…

At work, "learnings" are the lessons or insights a team takes from a project, experiment or mistake.

The process of ensuring all participants in a meeting have the same understanding of goals, context, and expectations before diving into…

An acronym meaning Looks Good To Me, used in code reviews to indicate that a reviewer has examined the code and approves it for merging or…

Linting is the automated process of analyzing source code to find and flag potential bugs, style inconsistencies, and deviations from best…

LMK stands for "let me know".

The process of distributing incoming network traffic or computational work across multiple servers to prevent any single server from…

A type of performance testing that simulates many users accessing an application simultaneously to measure how the system behaves under…

A file that records the exact versions of all dependencies and packages your project uses.

To end your session and leave a computer system, app, or online account.

To record or document events, actions, or changes in a systematic way for future reference.

The process of recording information about what a program does while it runs, typically to track errors, performance, and system behavior.

To investigate or examine a matter or issue.

To review or examine something carefully, often to check for problems or details.

To include someone in a conversation, email chain, or project by adding them so they receive updates and can contribute their input.

Easy tasks or opportunities that can be completed quickly with minimal effort, offering immediate value or progress.

LTV stands for Lifetime Value, the total amount of money a customer is expected to spend on a company's products or services during their…

An informal company event where employees gather during lunch to learn about a topic from a colleague or expert.

A career path in an organization where you move into leadership and management roles, overseeing teams and projects rather than doing…

A work schedule characterized by fragmented time with frequent interruptions, meetings, and context-switching, common among managers and…

A written record of important information, decisions, and action items discussed during a meeting.

A situation where someone has too many meetings scheduled, leaving insufficient time for focused work, deep thinking, or productive tasks.

A situation in which a computer program fails to release memory that it has allocated, causing the program to use more and more memory…

To combine changes from one branch of code into another, usually from a feature branch into the main codebase.

A merge conflict occurs when two developers change the same lines of code in different branches, and the version control system cannot…

A message broker is middleware software that translates messages between different applications or services, allowing them to communicate…

A metric is a measurable value or standard used to track progress, performance, or quality in a project, product, or system.

The process of moving data, applications, or systems from one environment, platform, or version to another with minimal downtime.

A significant point or event in a project timeline that marks progress toward completion.

To create a fake or simplified version of a component, function, or external service for testing purposes.

The process of assessing how well a machine learning model performs using specific metrics and test data.

The continuous observation and checking of a system, application, or process to ensure it is working properly and to detect any problems…

A large software application built as a single, unified codebase where all components are tightly integrated into one system.

A single version control repository that holds multiple projects or packages instead of keeping each project in separate repositories.

A moonshot is a very ambitious project or goal that is hard to achieve but would have a huge impact if it worked.

To make meaningful progress or create a significant, measurable impact on a goal or metric.

When project requirements, deadlines, or success criteria change unexpectedly after work has already started, making it harder to complete…

A goal, requirement, or objective that continuously changes or shifts, making it difficult to reach completion or achieve success.

Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) is the predictable amount of revenue a company expects to generate each month from subscription-based…

MTTR stands for Mean Time To Repair.

Multimodal refers to systems or models that process and understand multiple types of data inputs simultaneously, such as text, images…

A software testing technique where small intentional changes (mutations) are introduced into code to verify that your test suite can…

A Non-Disclosure Agreement is a legal contract that prevents someone from sharing confidential information about a company, project, or…

"Net-net" means "the final result" or "the bottom line" after everything has been considered.

A decision or choice that is so obvious or easy that it requires no thinking.

A single point or unit in a network, data structure, or system that can store data and connect to other nodes.

A guiding principle, primary objective, or core value that directs all strategic decisions and work in a company or team.

npm (Node Package Manager) is the default package manager for JavaScript and Node.js that allows developers to install, manage, and share…

A runtime error that occurs when your code tries to use a pointer or reference that points to nothing (null).

OAuth is an open standard protocol that allows users to authorize third-party applications to access their resources without sharing their…

In programming, an object is an instance of a class that contains both data (properties) and functions (methods).

A programming bug where a loop or array index is off by exactly one position, causing the code to access the wrong element or iterate one…

The structured process of helping an employee leave a company, including returning equipment, revoking access, transferring knowledge, and…

OKR stands for Objectives and Key Results, a goal-setting framework where you define what you want to achieve (Objective) and how you…

"On my radar" means you are aware of something and are keeping an eye on it.

Doing something immediately and without advance planning or preparation, often while something else is happening.

Making good progress toward a goal or deadline as planned; proceeding according to schedule without delays or significant problems.

Available and ready to work immediately if needed, usually outside normal working hours.

The process of transferring on-call responsibilities from one person or team to another, typically at a scheduled time such as shift…

A scheduled system where team members take turns being responsible for responding to production issues and emergencies outside normal…

Software or infrastructure installed and run on a company's own servers and computers at their physical location, rather than hosted in…

The process of integrating a new employee into a company by providing them with the tools, knowledge, and access they need to start…

A private meeting between two people, typically a manager and an employee, to discuss work progress, feedback, or personal development.

OOO stands for "out of office": you are away from work and not available, for example on vacation, sick or travelling.

OpenAPI is a standardized specification for describing RESTful APIs in a machine-readable format, allowing developers to understand…

To adjust or design something to achieve the best results for a specific goal or situation.

The automated coordination and management of multiple systems, services, or tasks to work together seamlessly.

At work in the US, "out of pocket" usually means you are unavailable or hard to reach for a while.

Something that falls outside the defined boundaries or limits of a project, task, or responsibility.

To give too much weight or importance to a particular factor when making a decision or analyzing data.

To share information more frequently and in greater detail than strictly necessary to ensure everyone understands decisions, changes, and…

A condition in computing where data or memory exceeds the allocated space in a buffer or variable, causing system errors or unexpected…

P0 is the highest priority severity level assigned to critical bugs or issues that must be fixed immediately because they prevent the…

PaaS stands for Platform as a Service.

A collection of related code, libraries, or software components grouped together for distribution and reuse.

A software tool that automates the process of installing, updating, configuring, and removing software libraries and dependencies for your…

The practice of dividing large amounts of data or content into separate, manageable pages so users can view it in smaller chunks.

A specific problem, difficulty, or frustration that a customer, user, or team experiences repeatedly.

A software development practice where two programmers work together at the same computer, with one typing (the driver) and one reviewing…

A paradigm shift is a big, basic change in how people think about or do something.

A strategy in meetings where you temporarily postpone discussing a topic to stay focused on the current agenda, with the intention to…

The actual data being sent or received in a network request, message, or API call, excluding headers and metadata.

A person in a management position who is responsible for supervising, coaching, and developing employees.

"Per my last email" means "as I said in my previous email".

A formal meeting between a manager and employee to discuss the employee's work quality, achievements, goals, and areas for improvement…

A type of software testing that checks how well an application performs under specific conditions, measuring speed, stability, and…

PFA stands for "please find attached", a short way to tell someone in an email that you have attached a file.

A strategy to release a new product, feature, or update to users gradually in stages rather than all at once.

To quickly reach out to someone, usually via message or chat, to get their attention or ask a quick question.

PIP commonly refers to a Performance Improvement Plan—a formal document outlining specific goals and expectations an employee must meet…

To make a significant change in strategy, direction, or approach, especially when the original plan is not working as expected.

An agile estimation technique where team members use cards or hand signals to estimate the effort or complexity of tasks during sprint…

A pointer is a variable in programming that stores the memory address of another variable, allowing you to access and manipulate data…

The ability of objects or functions to take multiple forms or for the same interface to work with different data types.

A port is either a specific number that identifies a communication endpoint on a network, or the process of adapting software to run on a…

A structured meeting held after a system outage or critical failure to analyze what happened, why it happened, and how to prevent it in…

A structured meeting or review held after a project, incident, or deployment to analyze what happened, identify what went wrong, and…

To turn off or shut down a device or system.

Materials provided to team members before a meeting so they can review them in advance, or the act of reading these materials beforehand…

Prepone means to move a meeting or event to an earlier time; it is the opposite of postpone and is used mainly in Indian English.

A primary key is a column or set of columns in a database table that uniquely identifies each row.

A senior technical leader in engineering organizations who is responsible for making strategic architectural decisions, mentoring junior…

The level of importance or urgency assigned to a task, feature, or issue that determines the order in which work should be completed.

The process of obtaining goods, services, or software from external suppliers through planning, sourcing, negotiation, and contract…

The person responsible for defining what a software product should do, prioritizing features, and making decisions about product direction.

A business strategy where the product itself is the primary driver of customer acquisition, retention, and expansion, rather than relying…

The initial meeting or event that officially starts a project, where the team aligns on goals, timelines, roles, and deliverables.

Prometheus is an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit that collects metrics from applications and infrastructure in real time.

In programming, a Promise is a JavaScript object that represents the eventual completion (or failure) of an asynchronous operation and its…

A job advancement where an employee moves to a higher position with more responsibility, authority, and usually higher salary.

A small, preliminary test or demonstration that shows an idea, technology, or solution works before investing time and resources into full…

A branch in your version control system that has restrictions set up to prevent accidental or unauthorized changes.

An early, working version of a product or feature built to test ideas, gather feedback, and identify problems before full development.

A proxy is an intermediary server or service that acts on behalf of a client to communicate with another server, often used to improve…

PTAL stands for "please take a look": a short request asking someone to review your code, document or change.

PTO stands for "paid time off": days you are away from work and still get paid, such as vacation or personal days.

Pub/sub (publish-subscribe) is a messaging pattern where publishers send messages to a topic and subscribers receive those messages…

To attract or gather attention, resources, or support.

A formal request to merge code changes from one branch into another, typically requiring review and approval from team members before the…

To stop or cancel something, usually a project, product, or initiative.

At work, to punt on something means to delay a decision or task, or push it to someone else, usually because it is not a priority now.

A function that always returns the same output for the same input and does not modify any external state or data.

To push the envelope means to go beyond the usual limits and try something new, bold or more advanced.

Pushback is resistance or disagreement expressed by someone in response to a proposal, plan, or decision.

"Put a pin in it" means to pause a topic and come back to it later.

Quality Assurance (QA) is the process of testing and verifying that software, features, or products work correctly before release.

The process of setting goals, allocating resources, and defining priorities for a three-month business period.

A request for information from a database or system, typically written in a special language like SQL.

A data structure that stores items in a first-in-first-out (FIFO) order, where items are added at the back and removed from the front.

A race condition occurs when the behavior of software depends on the timing or sequence of events that are not controlled by the…

RACI is a matrix framework used in project management to clearly assign four types of responsibilities (Responsible, Accountable…

A management approach where you give honest, direct feedback to colleagues while genuinely caring about their well-being and success.

RAG stands for Red, Amber, Green, a traffic light status system used to quickly communicate project health, risk level, or task completion…

A rapid increase in activity, production, or effort, typically to reach a target level quickly.

A technique that restricts the number of requests a user or application can make to a system within a specific time period.

A re-org (short for reorganization) is when a company changes its structure, reporting lines, teams, or departments.

To reach out means to contact someone, usually by email or message, to ask, offer or share something.

To understand and respond appropriately to the mood, emotions, and attitudes of the people in a conversation or meeting.

To understand the hidden or implied meaning in what someone says or writes, rather than just the obvious or stated meaning.

To rebase means to move or re-apply a series of commits from one branch onto another branch, typically to integrate recent changes and…

A programming technique where a function calls itself to solve a problem by breaking it into smaller, identical subproblems.

A warning sign or indicator that something might be problematic, risky, or wrong.

To rewrite existing code to improve its quality, readability, or structure without changing what it does or adding new features.

A bug or error that appears in software after a recent code change, causing previously working features to break or behave incorrectly.

A set of automated tests designed to verify that recent code changes did not break existing functionality or introduce new bugs.

Building something from scratch when a working solution already exists.

To make software or a new version available to users or the public.

A version of software that is ready to be released to users but is still being tested for bugs.

Official documentation that describes the new features, bug fixes, improvements, and known issues in a software version released to users.

Work performed from a location outside the company office, typically from home or a coworking space, using technology to stay connected…

The process of creating exact copies of data, code, or systems across multiple locations or servers to ensure redundancy, reliability, and…

A formal or informal act of asking for something, or in tech, a message sent from a client to a server asking it to perform an action or…

The specific features, functions, or conditions that a software product or system must have to solve a business problem or meet user needs.

The data or message that a server sends back to a client after receiving a request.

The ability or action of keeping employees, customers, or users engaged and satisfied so they continue working for or using a company.

A structured team meeting held after a project sprint or release to discuss what went well, what went poorly, and what the team should…

To attempt an operation or action again, especially after a failure or error.

To undo or go back to a previous state of code, typically by undoing a recent commit or change.

RFC stands for Request for Comments.

RFP stands for Request for Proposal.

A document or database that lists all identified risks in a project, including their likelihood, impact, and mitigation strategies.

A strategic plan that outlines what a product, team, or company will build or achieve over a specific time period, typically organized by…

Return on Investment (ROI) is a measure of how much profit or value you gain from money or resources you invest in something.

A set of permissions, responsibilities, or functions assigned to a user, system component, or team member in a software system or…

To introduce or launch something new on a larger scale.

To transfer or carry forward data, settings, or benefits from one period or cycle to another.

A rollback is when you return a system to a previous, working version after a bad deployment or change.

A detailed strategy prepared in advance to quickly revert software, systems, or deployments to a previous stable version if something goes…

A systematic process of investigating a problem or failure to find the deepest reason why it occurred, rather than just treating the…

A method where people take turns in a fixed order, rotating through a cycle.

RSU stands for Restricted Stock Unit.

A debugging technique where you explain your code line-by-line to an inanimate object (traditionally a rubber duck) to identify bugs and…

To approve something quickly and without proper examination or consideration.

"Run it up the flagpole" means to share an idea with others to see how they react before deciding.

A detailed, step-by-step guide that lists all the procedures and commands a team needs to execute to perform a specific task, deploy code…

In tech and business, runway is the amount of time or money a company, project, or team has before it runs out of resources or must…

An isolated testing environment where developers can safely run code, test features, or experiment without affecting the live production…

To reduce the size, scope, or resources of a project or operation.

To expand or increase the capacity or capability of a system or operation.

The range of work, features, or responsibilities included in a project, task, or assignment.

The act of displaying your computer screen to other people during a video call or meeting so they can see what you are working on.

A short program or set of instructions written in a programming language that automates tasks or performs specific functions on a computer…

To quickly browse or navigate through content by scrolling.

Scrum is an Agile framework for managing software projects through iterative cycles called sprints, where teams meet regularly in short…

A scrum master is a facilitator and coach for a team using the Agile Scrum methodology.

A formal examination of code, systems, or infrastructure to identify security vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and compliance gaps before…

A versioning system where software version numbers follow MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format, where each number indicates the type of change made…

A software design principle where different functionalities or responsibilities are kept in separate, independent modules or layers so…

A cloud computing model where you write and deploy code without managing servers or infrastructure.

A service mesh is a dedicated infrastructure layer that handles communication between microservices in a distributed system.

A session is a continuous period of time during which a user interacts with a system, or a dedicated block of time when developers work…

To arrange or configure something so it is ready for use.

SEV1 is a severity classification used to label the most critical system failures or bugs that require immediate attention and halt normal…

Compensation paid by a company to an employee when their employment is terminated, usually involuntarily.

The level or degree of how serious or critical a problem, issue, or bug is in software development.

A structured table or framework that classifies problems, bugs, or risks by their impact level and how quickly they need to be fixed.

Sharding is a database scaling technique where data is divided and distributed across multiple separate database servers based on a shard…

A public recognition or acknowledgment of someone's contribution or achievement in a meeting or communication.

An informal session or meeting where team members present their recent work, projects, or discoveries to colleagues and invite questions…

An unintended change in program state caused by executing code, where a function modifies something outside of its primary purpose, such…

To authenticate or log in to a computer system, network, or online account.

Formal approval or authorization from a manager, stakeholder, or client to proceed with a project, release, or decision.

A lump sum of money paid to a new employee when they join a company as part of their hiring package.

A silo is a situation where teams, departments, or parts of an organization work independently without sharing information or…

A design pattern that restricts a class to have only one instance and provides a global point of access to that instance.

"Skin in the game" means having something personal at risk in an outcome, such as money, time or reputation, so you care about the result.

A one-on-one meeting between an employee and their manager's manager, skipping the direct manager in the reporting chain.

A one-on-one meeting between an employee and someone two or more levels above them in the organizational hierarchy, typically bypassing…

A Service Level Agreement is a formal contract between a service provider and client that specifies guaranteed performance standards…

SLO stands for Service Level Objective.

At work, SME usually stands for "subject matter expert": the person who knows a topic or system best and answers questions about it.

A quick, basic test run to check if a software application starts and runs without crashing or producing obvious errors before conducting…

To share an idea, plan, or decision with relevant people informally before it becomes official, to gather feedback and build support.

SOP stands for Standard Operating Procedure—a set of step-by-step instructions that defines how a team should perform a task or process…

A Statement of Work (SOW) is a formal document that outlines the specific tasks, deliverables, timeline, and budget for a project between…

Code that is confusing and tangled because it has poor structure, with many dependencies and unclear logic paths.

A detailed description of the requirements, features, or technical details that a product, system, or component must have.

SPOC stands for "single point of contact": the one person you go to for a project, client or issue.

A short, fixed time period (usually 1-4 weeks) during which a development team completes a set amount of work toward a larger project goal.

A scheduled meeting at the end of a sprint where the development team presents completed work to stakeholders, product owners, and other…

To combine multiple Git commits into a single commit, or to quickly fix and eliminate bugs or issues before release.

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a security protocol that encrypts data transmitted between a client and server, protecting sensitive…

SSR stands for Server-Side Rendering, a web development approach where HTML pages are generated on the server before being sent to the…

A senior-level software engineer at a company who has deep technical expertise and influences architecture and strategy across multiple…

A staging environment is a copy of your production system where developers and testers can safely test code changes before releasing them…

A stakeholder is any person or group who is affected by or has an interest in a project, decision, or product.

A short daily meeting where team members briefly share what they did yesterday, what they plan to do today, and any problems blocking them.

A retrospective or feedback technique with three categories: actions to start doing, actions to stop doing, and actions to continue doing.

In Git, to temporarily save uncommitted changes so you can switch branches or clean your working directory without losing work.

In programming, state refers to the current condition or values of data, variables, and objects at any given moment.

Describing a system or service that does not store or retain information about previous interactions or requests.

The process of analyzing code without running it, using automated tools to find bugs, security issues, and code quality problems before…

A three-digit number that a server sends back to show whether an HTTP request was successful, failed, or needs additional action.

A brief report that informs others about the current progress, condition, or state of a project, task, or system.

Stock options are a form of employee compensation that gives you the right to buy shares of your company at a fixed price (called the…

A set of SQL statements that are saved and compiled in a database, allowing you to execute them repeatedly by calling the procedure by…

A unit of measurement used in Agile software development to estimate the effort, complexity, and risk required to complete a user story.

To bring up or reveal information, issues, or ideas that were previously hidden, unknown, or not discussed.

A synchronous meeting where team members join at the same time to discuss urgent issues, align on priorities, or solve problems in…

To coordinate or align data, actions, or plans between multiple people, teams, or systems.

Synergy is when two teams, products or companies work together and achieve more than they could separately.

Artificially generated data created by algorithms or tools to mimic real data patterns, used for testing, training, and development…

A technical job interview where candidates are asked to design large-scale software systems, focusing on architecture, scalability, and…

To postpone or set aside discussion of a topic so it can be addressed later.

To pause and reconsider something from a broader perspective instead of focusing on small details.

"Take it offline" means to continue a discussion later, outside the current meeting, usually with fewer people.

Key messages, arguments, or topics that you plan to discuss or emphasize in a meeting, presentation, or conversation.

TBD stands for "to be decided" (or "to be determined"): something is not decided yet and will be confirmed later.

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is a network protocol that ensures reliable, ordered delivery of data packets between two computers…

Test-Driven Development is a software development practice where you write automated tests before writing the actual code that solves the…

To collaborate or work together as a team.

To form a partnership or alliance with another person, team, or organization.

A senior developer who leads technical decisions and architecture for a team or project while also writing code.

The combination of programming languages, frameworks, libraries, and tools that a company or project uses to build and run an application.

An informal conversation or discussion among technical professionals about technical problems, solutions, or implementation details.

Technical debt is the cost of prioritizing quick delivery over code quality, creating future work that must be repaid through refactoring…

A detailed document that describes the requirements, design, and implementation details of a software system or feature.

The automatic collection and transmission of data from software applications or devices to analyze performance, usage patterns, and user…

A quick informal check to see how people feel about something, understand current sentiment, or gauge agreement before moving forward with…

A separate copy of your software system where developers and quality assurance teams test new features and fixes before releasing them to…

A test fixture is a set of objects, data, or conditions that you prepare before running a test to ensure the test can run correctly.

A document that outlines the strategy, scope, schedule, and resources needed to test software before release.

It's now your turn to take action or make a decision.

To approach a problem or situation in an original or creative way.

The practice of establishing yourself as an expert and influencer in your industry by sharing original ideas, research, and insights that…

A single path of execution within a program that runs independently from other threads, allowing multiple tasks to execute simultaneously.

A structured conversation where replies are organized in a nested or connected format, keeping related messages grouped together so…

The amount of work, data, or requests that a system can process or handle in a given unit of time, usually measured per second.

A ticket is a record in a tracking system that documents a task, bug, feature request, or issue that needs to be completed or fixed.

A small, highly skilled team assembled quickly to solve a critical or urgent problem, often bypassing normal processes and reporting…

The period during the day when team members working in different time zones have overlapping working hours, allowing them to communicate…

A fixed period of time allocated for completing a specific task or discussion.

A timeout is an automatic system interrupt that occurs when a process or connection does not complete within a specified time limit.

TL;DR stands for "too long; didn't read".

TLS stands for Transport Layer Security, a cryptographic protocol that encrypts data transmitted over the internet to protect it from…

To work hard and continuously, especially on something difficult or laborious; in tech contexts, to struggle through complex debugging or…

A token is a unique string of characters that represents a user, data unit, or access right in a software system.

The process of breaking down data, text, or code into smaller, discrete units called tokens that a system can process.

A communication or management style where decisions, requirements, or information flow from higher levels of authority downward to junior…

Total compensation is the complete package of money and benefits an employee receives from their employer, including base salary, bonuses…

A touchpoint is any moment when a customer interacts with a company, or a short regular check-in between colleagues.

A large, open company meeting where leadership shares updates, announcements, and strategy with all employees, often followed by a…

A question asked by an employee during a town hall meeting, typically directed at company leadership or executives to discuss business…

The dataset used to teach a machine learning model how to make predictions or decisions.

A sequence of operations in a database or system that is treated as a single, indivisible unit.

To convert source code from one programming language to another language at a similar level of abstraction, or from a newer version of a…

The process of assessing and prioritizing issues, bugs, or tasks based on their severity and urgency to decide which ones to handle first.

TTL stands for Time To Live.

To stop paying attention or become disinterested in something.

The process of verifying that variables, functions, and expressions in code use the correct data types (such as integers, strings, or…

The ability of a programming language or compiler to automatically determine the data type of a variable or expression without explicit…

A programming language feature that prevents type errors by checking that operations on data are compatible with the data type.

UAT stands for User Acceptance Testing.

To fail to share enough information, details, or updates with team members, often leading to confusion, missed deadlines, or poor…

A privately held startup company valued at $1 billion or more.

A unit test is an automated test that verifies a single, small piece of code (like one function or method) works correctly in isolation.

To have all the latest information about something.

A specific situation or scenario describing how a user or system will interact with a product or feature to achieve a particular goal.

A detailed fictional representation of an ideal customer or user, based on research and data, that describes their goals, behaviors, pain…

A brief description of a feature or functionality from the perspective of an end user, explaining what they want to do and why.

The unique combination of benefits and advantages that a product or service offers to customers, explaining why they should buy it instead…

A value-add is an extra benefit that makes a product, service or person's work more useful.

A named container in code that stores a value or piece of data that can change during program execution.

A specialized database system designed to store and search high-dimensional numerical vectors, commonly used in machine learning, AI, and…

In agile development, velocity is the amount of work a team completes in a fixed time period, usually measured in story points or tasks…

A company or person that supplies software, hardware, services, or other products to another business.

A system that tracks and manages changes to code files over time, allowing developers to see what changed, who changed it, and why.

Vesting is the process by which an employee gradually earns the right to keep company benefits (usually stock options or equity) over a…

An isolated Python (or language-specific) workspace on your computer where you install project-specific packages without affecting your…

A virtual machine is a software program that simulates a complete computer system, allowing you to run an operating system and…

A weakness or flaw in software, hardware, or a system that a hacker or attacker can use to gain unauthorized access, steal data, or cause…

A detailed explanation or guided demonstration of how something works, step by step.

A dedicated space or temporary meeting where a team intensively focuses on solving a critical, urgent problem or issue, typically…

A software development methodology where each phase (requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment) must be completed before…

A webhook is an automated way for one application to send real-time data to another application when a specific event occurs.

WebSocket is a communication protocol that allows real-time, two-way data exchange between a client and server over a single persistent…

WFH stands for "work from home": working from your home instead of the office for the day.

"In your wheelhouse" means a topic is within your skills or expertise; "not my wheelhouse" means it is outside what you know well.

A large white surface used for writing or drawing with markers, commonly used in tech meetings to visualize ideas, architecture, and…

A scenario where all parties involved benefit or achieve their desired outcomes.

WIP stands for Work In Progress.

A status label assigned to a reported bug or feature request indicating that the development team has decided not to fix or implement it…

To spend time and effort on a task, project, or problem.

A temporary group of people from different departments or teams who work together on a specific project or problem for a limited time.

A written document or report that summarizes information, findings, or conclusions about a project, meeting, incident, or technical topic.

XSS stands for Cross-Site Scripting, a security vulnerability where an attacker injects malicious scripts into a web application, which…

Yak shaving is the act of doing a series of seemingly unrelated tasks before you can complete the main task you actually want to do.

YAML stands for YAML Aint Markup Language.

A security approach that assumes no user, device, or network request should be automatically trusted, even inside your organization.

The tiredness, stress, and mental exhaustion that people feel after spending long periods in video conference meetings, especially on…

A performance evaluation method where an employee receives confidential, anonymous feedback from colleagues at all levels (managers…