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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AppDev

Definitions about software applications and development including operating system vocabulary, programming terminology, words about Internet applications and terms used in app/dev.

  • What is data profiling?

    Data profiling refers to the process of examining, analyzing, reviewing and summarizing data sets to gain insight into the quality of data.

  • What is a data type?

    In software programming, a data type refers to the type of value a variable has and what type of mathematical, relational or logical operations can be applied on it without causing an error.

  • What is regression testing?

    Regression testing is a type of software test that assesses if changes to an application, or other related software components, introduce defects.

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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.

  • What is workflow orchestration?

    Workflow orchestration is the process of coordinating and automating tasks across different systems to ensure they run within a defined workflow.

  • What is blue/green deployment?

    Blue/green deployment is a change management strategy for releasing software code.

  • What is a lean water spider?

    Lean water spider, or water spider, is a term used in manufacturing that refers to a position in a production environment or warehouse.

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Programming

Definitions related to software programming, including tech terms about programming languages and words and phrases about software design, coding, testing and debugging.

  • What is blue/green deployment?

    Blue/green deployment is a change management strategy for releasing software code.

  • What is a data type?

    In software programming, a data type refers to the type of value a variable has and what type of mathematical, relational or logical operations can be applied on it without causing an error.

  • What is a compiler?

    A compiler is a special program that translates a programming language's source code into machine code, bytecode or another programming language.

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