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Computer Terms You Should Know
API

(Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol.   more…

encryption

The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity.   more…

open source

Refers to software that is distributed with its source code so that end user organizations and vendors can modify it for their own purposes.  more…

search engine optimization

Designing a Web site so that search engines find the pages easily and index them.   more…

technology stack

A set of software that provides the infrastructure for a computer.   more…

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