Data analytics and AI
This glossary contains definitions related to customer data analytics, predictive analytics, data visualization and operational business intelligence. Some definitions explain the meaning of words used to Hadoop and other software tools used in big data analytics. Other definitions are related to the strategies that business intelligence professionals, data scientists, statisticians and data analysts use to make data-driven decisions.
Algorithms
Terms related to procedures or formulas for solving a problem by conducting a sequence of specified actions. In computing, algorithms in the form of mathematical instructions play an important part in search, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
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What is an initialization vector?
An initialization vector (IV) is an arbitrary number that can be used with a secret key for data encryption to foil cyber attacks.
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What is the Twofish encryption algorithm?
Twofish is a symmetric-key block cipher with a block size of 128 bits and variable-length key of size 128, 192 or 256 bits.
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What is domain generation algorithm (DGA)?
A domain generation algorithm (DGA) is a program that generates a large list of domain names. DGAs provide malware with new domains to evade security countermeasures.
Artificial intelligence
Terms related to artificial intelligence (AI), including definitions about machine learning and words and phrases about training data, algorithms, natural language processing, neural networks and automation.
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What is intelligent document processing (IDP)?
Intelligent document processing (IDP) is a type of workflow automation technology designed to automate the process of extracting data from physical papers and image-based documents.
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What is Gemma? Google's open sourced AI model explained
Gemma is a collection of lightweight open source generative AI models designed mainly for developers and researchers.
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What is an automation engineer and how do you become one?
An automation engineer designs and develops autonomous systems to manage repetitive tasks and improve efficiency and productivity.
Data and data management
Terms related to data, including definitions about data warehousing and words and phrases about data management.
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What is intelligent document processing (IDP)?
Intelligent document processing (IDP) is a type of workflow automation technology designed to automate the process of extracting data from physical papers and image-based documents.
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What is digital health (digital healthcare)?
Digital health, also known as digital healthcare, is the use of digital technologies in healthcare.
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What is continuous monitoring?
Continuous monitoring constantly observes the performance and operation of IT assets to help reduce risk and improve uptime instead of taking a point-in-time snapshot of a device, network or application.
Database management
Terms related to databases, including definitions about relational databases and words and phrases about database management.
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What is Active Directory (AD)?
Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft's proprietary directory service that enables network admins to manage users, permissions and their access to networking resources.
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What is taxonomy in computing?
Taxonomy is the science of classification according to a predetermined system, with the resulting catalog used to provide a conceptual framework for discussion, analysis or information retrieval.
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What is data preprocessing? Key steps and techniques
Data preprocessing, a component of data preparation, describes any type of processing performed on raw data to prepare it for another data processing procedure.