Glossary of Terms

TERM

DEFINITION

.NET

Microsoft software-application development platform (Windows-based) supporting language interoperability

Agile development

a set of methods and practices where solutions evolve through collaboration between cross-functional teams

Analog

the opposite of digital. Any technology that doesn’t break everything down into binary (digital) code to work is analog

Analytics

the discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data

APIs

a set of instructions and standards that allows two software programs to communicate with each other

Application server

software that allows development, hosting, and rendering of web-based applications to users (clients) ...

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