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Babel
A JavaScript compiler that allows developers to use next-generation JavaScript features today by converting them into a backward-compatible version.
webBabyAGI
A simplified AI agent framework that uses LLMs to create, prioritize, and execute tasks based on a given objective.
aiBackground Sync API
A browser API that allows web applications to defer tasks until the user has a stable internet connection.
webBackpropagation
The fundamental algorithm used to train neural networks by calculating the gradient of the loss function with respect to each weight using the chain rule.
aiBackstage(IDP)
An open-source framework for building internal developer portals, originally created by Spotify.
devBandwidth
The maximum rate of data transfer across a network path, typically measured in bits per second (bps).
networkBar Chart
A chart that represents categorical data with rectangular bars with heights or lengths proportional to the values that they represent.
aiBare Metal
A physical server dedicated to a single tenant, without a hypervisor or virtualization layer between the OS and the hardware.
cloudBatch Normalization(BatchNorm)
A technique to improve the speed and stability of neural network training by normalizing the inputs to each layer for every mini-batch.
aiBatch Size
The number of training examples used in one iteration of model training before the internal parameters are updated.
aiBattery Status API
A browser API that provides information about the system's battery charge level and charging status.
webBayesian Inference
A method of statistical inference in which Bayes' theorem is used to update the probability for a hypothesis as more evidence or information becomes available.
aiBayesian Network
A probabilistic graphical model that represents a set of variables and their conditional dependencies via a directed acyclic graph (DAG).
aiBayesian Optimization
A sophisticated hyperparameter tuning strategy that uses a probabilistic model to find the best settings with as few evaluations as possible.
aiBeacon Chain
The foundational Proof of Stake blockchain that was merged with the Ethereum mainnet to enable PoS consensus.
webBeamforming
A signal processing technique used in sensor arrays for directional signal transmission or reception.
networkBehavioral Patterns
Design patterns that are concerned with algorithms and the assignment of responsibilities between objects.
devBehavior-Driven Development(BDD)
An Agile software development process that encourages collaboration between developers, QA, and non-technical stakeholders by using a shared language to describe system behavior.
devBEP-20
A token standard on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) similar to Ethereum's ERC-20.
webBERT(BERT)
Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers; a landmark language model designed to pre-train deep bidirectional representations from unlabeled text.
aiBias-Variance Tradeoff
The fundamental tension in machine learning between a model's ability to minimize errors from erroneous assumptions (bias) and its sensitivity to small fluctuations in the training set (variance).
aiBig Data
Extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behavior and interactions.
aiBinary Repository
A specialized software tool designed to store and manage binary artifacts, such as compiled code, libraries, and container images.
devBiometric Authentication
A security process that relies on the unique biological characteristics of an individual to verify their identity.
securityBitcoin(BTC)
The first decentralized cryptocurrency, created by an anonymous person or group known as Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009.
webBlameless Post-mortem
A process for analyzing an incident that focuses on identifying systemic causes rather than assigning blame to individuals.
devBlobs
Large chunks of data introduced by Proto-Danksharding that are stored off-chain but referenced on-chain to lower Layer 2 fees.
webBlock
A data structure used for grouping a set of transactions and other metadata to be added to the blockchain.
webBlockchain Security
The comprehensive risk management system for a blockchain network, using cybersecurity frameworks and best practices.
securityBlock Explorer
An online tool or website that allows users to search and browse the data on a blockchain.
webBlock Height
The number of blocks preceding a particular block on the blockchain, representing its position in the sequence.
webBlock Reward
The amount of cryptocurrency awarded by the network to a miner or validator for successfully adding a new block to the blockchain.
webBlock Storage
A type of data storage where data is stored in volumes called blocks.
cloudBlock Storage Volume
A virtual disk that can be attached to a cloud instance, providing persistent storage that behaves like a physical hard drive.
cloudBlock Time
The average time it takes for the network to generate a new block and add it to the blockchain.
webBlue-Green Deployment
A deployment strategy that uses two identical production environments to minimize downtime and risk during updates.
cloudBlue Teaming
The group of security professionals responsible for maintaining internal network defenses against all cyber threats and attackers.
securityBluetooth
A short-range wireless technology standard used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances.
networkBokeh
A Python library for creating interactive visualizations for modern web browsers.
aiBootstrap
The most popular CSS framework for developing responsive and mobile-first websites, providing a collection of pre-designed components.
webBootstrapping
A statistical method that uses random sampling with replacement to estimate the sampling distribution of a statistic.
aiBotnet
A network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled as a group without the owners' knowledge.
securityBox Plot
A standardized way of displaying the distribution of data based on a five-number summary.
aiBranching Strategy
A set of rules that developers follow when creating, naming, and merging branches in a version control system.
devBranch Prediction
A digital circuit that tries to guess which way a branch (e.g., an if-then-else structure) will go before it is known for sure.
hardwareBranch Target Buffer(BTB)
A cache used by the branch predictor to store the predicted destination address of a branch instruction.
hardwareBridge
A networking device that connects two or more network segments together, operating at the Data Link Layer.
networkBroadcast
A communication method where data is sent from one source to all devices on a local network segment.
networkBrotli
A generic-purpose lossless compression algorithm developed by Google, offering better compression ratios than Gzip for web assets.
webBrowser Caching
A mechanism where the web browser stores copies of static resources locally to avoid re-downloading them on subsequent visits.
webBrowser Object Model(BOM)
A browser-specific convention that refers to all the objects exposed by the web browser, allowing JavaScript to interact with the browser itself.
webBrute Force Attack
A trial-and-error method used to obtain information such as a user password or personal identification number (PIN).
securityBubble Chart
A variation of a scatter plot in which the data points are replaced with bubbles, and an additional dimension of the data is represented in the size of the bubbles.
aiBudget Alerts
Automated notifications that trigger when cloud spending or usage exceeds (or is forecasted to exceed) a predefined threshold.
cloudBuffer Overflow
A vulnerability that occurs when a program writes more data to a block of memory (a buffer) than it is allocated to hold.
securityBug Bounty
A program that offers financial rewards (bounties) to ethical hackers for finding and reporting valid security vulnerabilities in an organization's software.
securityBuild Automation
The process of automating the creation of a software build and the associated processes including compiling, linking, and packaging code.
cloudBuild Pipeline
The initial part of a deployment pipeline focused on compiling code, running unit tests, and creating deployable artifacts.
devBulkhead Pattern
A design pattern that isolates elements of an application into pools so that if one fails, the others will continue to function.
devBun
An incredibly fast, all-in-one JavaScript runtime, package manager, and bundler designed for speed.
webBurp Suite
An integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications, widely used for manual and automated vulnerability discovery.
securityBus
A communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer, or between computers.
hardwareBusiness Continuity Planning(BCP)
The process of creating systems of prevention and recovery to deal with potential threats to a company.
devBusiness Email Compromise(BEC)
A sophisticated scam targeting businesses that perform wire transfers and have suppliers abroad.
securityBusiness Intelligence(BI)
The strategies and technologies used by enterprises for the data analysis of business information.
aiByte Pair Encoding(BPE)
A subword tokenization method that iteratively merges the most frequent pairs of characters or character sequences into a single new token.
aiByzantine Fault Tolerance(BFT)
The property of a system that allows it to reach consensus even if some of its components fail or act maliciously.
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