Software development
Definitions related to software development, including tech terms about programming and words and phrases about Scrum, Agile and waterfall methodologies.

Agile software development
Definitions related to agile software development, including terms about Scrum and words and phrases about user stories, extreme programming (XP), Crystal, feature-driven development and Adaptive.
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implementation
Implementation is the execution or practice of a plan, a method or any design, idea, model, specification, standard or policy for doing something.
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application lifecycle management (ALM)
Application lifecycle management (ALM) is an integrated system of people, tools and processes that supervise a software application from its initial planning and development, through testing and maintenance, and into decommissioning and retirement.
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release
A release is the distribution of the final version or the newest version of a software application.
AppDev
Definitions about software applications and development including operating system vocabulary, programming terminology, words about Internet applications and terms used in app/dev.
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green software
Green software, also known as sustainable software, is software that is designed, developed and implemented to limit energy consumption and have minimal environmental impact.
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message passing interface (MPI)
The message passing interface (MPI) is a standardized means of exchanging messages between multiple computers running a parallel program across distributed memory.
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CamelCase
CamelCase is a way to separate the words in a phrase by making the first letter of each word capitalized and not using spaces.
DevOps
This glossary contains definitions related to the DevOps movement. Some definitions explain the meaning of words used to describe how a DevOps culture breaks down silos between software development and operations teams. Other definitions are related to the software tools that DevOps engineers use to lower costs, achieve higher productivity and automate tasks.
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POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface)
POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) is a set of standard operating system interfaces based on the Unix operating system.
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Elastic Stack (ELK Stack)
The Elastic Stack is a group of open source products from Elastic designed to help users take data from any type of source and in any format, and search, analyze and visualize that data in real time.
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module
A module is a distinct assembly of components that can be easily added, removed or replaced in a larger system.
Programming
Definitions related to software programming, including tech terms about programming languages and words and phrases about software design, coding, testing and debugging.
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fuzzy search
A fuzzy search is a technique that uses search algorithms to find strings that match patterns approximately.
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Karnaugh map (K-map)
A Karnaugh map (K-map) is a visual method used to simplify the algebraic expressions in Boolean functions without having to resort to complex theorems or equation manipulations.
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Bootstrap
Bootstrap is a free, open source front-end development framework for the creation of websites and web apps.