.NET Framework Software framework developed by Microsoft. Initially released February 13, 2002. Wikipedia Microsoft
; (semicolon) Used to terminate.
== Check for primitive equality. Wikipedia Stack Overflow
Agile software development Set of principles for software development under which requirements and solutions evolve through the collaborative effort of self-organizing cross-functional teams. Wikipedia
Agile Software Development (ASD) Wikipedia
Algorithm Step-by-step procedure for calculations. Wikipedia Khan Academy
ampersand &
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Application Programming Interface (API) Lets programs talk to eachother. Wikipedia PC Mag
Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) Wikipedia
Assembly A low-level programming language. Wikipedia
associative array (assoc) Data type. Wikipedia
attributes Data that describes an object. Wikipedia
B+ tree A way to store information. Wikipedia
bare-metal Running a computer without an OS. Wikipedia
Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC) High level programming language. Wikipedia
binaries (bin) Source code compiled into an executable program. Usually stored in a bin directory. Wikipedia
Blend GUI design tool developed by Microsoft. Wikipedia
bool C# Boolean variable. Wikipedia Microsoft
Boolean A data type. Example: true/false, 1/0, yes/no. Wikipedia Wikipedia
C++ Object-oriented programming language. Introduced in 1983. Website Wikipedia
Call Expressions Evaluate then apply the operator to the operand.
operator(operand, operand)
class Group of objects. Wikipedia
class (.class) Java class file Wikipedia
class libraries Pre-defined classes for common tasks.
Code Access Security (CAS) Part of the .NET framework. Wikipedia
Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL) programming language Wikipedia
Compiler Translates source code into machine code the computer can understad. Wikipedia
Compiling The process of translating source code into machine code. Any syntax errors will be found during this step. Wikipedia
Dynamic programming language Type of high-level programming language. Wikipedia
Error-Correcting Code (ECC) Wikipedia
exclamation mark ! (aka: bang)
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| 32 | 21 | 00100001 |
eXclusive OR (XOR) Logical operation that generates a binary 1 (true) when two inputs differ. When two inputs are the same, this generates a binary 0 (false). Used by Electronic Codebook (ECB) and Cipher Block Chaining (CBC). Wikipedia
Expression Values. Typically use function call notation in programming. Wikipedia
Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) Character encoding developed by IBM. Wikipedia
First In, First Out (FIFO) Memory management technique. Wikipedia
foo Commonly used as a variable name for anything. RFC 3092
for loop Loops for a set number of times. Wikipedia
fork bomb Replicating process. Wikipedia
Form Feed (FF) Page-break ASCII character.
Framework Class Library (FCL) Wikipedia
GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) (formerly: GNU C Compiler) Compiler system produced by the GNU Project supporting various programming languages. Originally only supported the C programming language and later C++. Front ends were later developed for Objective-C, Objective-C++, Fortran, Java, Ada, and Go among others. First released May 23, 1987. Website Wikipedia
Haskell programming language Wikipedia
instance Specific object in a class. Wikipedia
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Application that combines several tools for software development together such as compiler, debugger, and code completion. Examples include: Eclipse, Visual Studio, NetBeans, Xcode,... Wikipedia
Interrupt Request Level (IRQL) Hardware independent means with which Windows prioritizes interrupts that come from the system's processors. Wikipedia
ItemControl Microsoft Developer Network
Java Web Toolkit (JWT) Web app framework for Java developed by Emweb. First released December 2005. Website Wikipedia
JavaScript Dynamic programming language used to run client-side scripts. Wikipedia
Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) Wikipedia
Kotlin Programming language. Released July, 2011. Website Wikipedia
lazy instantiation (aka: lazy initialization) Not specifying a variable until it is needed for the first time. Wikipedia
logic error When code runs without error Wikipedia
logic gate Wikipedia
logical AND operator && Returns the boolean value true if both sides of the operator are true. Microsoft Docs
lorem =lorem(x,y) Adds lorem text to a word document.
machine code The lowest level programming Wikipedia
machine learning Wikipedia
machine-readable data Data that can be understood by a computer. Wikipedia
Markdown Wikipedia
Markup Wikipedia
method Processes that can be used by an object. Wikipedia
modulo Returns the remainder. Wikipedia
modulus % (aka: absolute value) Returns the remainder in most programming languages. Wikipedia (Modulo operation) Wikipedia (Absolute value)
MySQL Improved (MySQLi) Connects to a MySQL database using PHP. Wikipedia
Not AND (NAND) (aka: Negative AND) Wikipedia
NOT gate (aka: inverter) Wikipedia
object (obj) A value in memory. Contains attributes and methods. Wikipedia
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Program consists of objects that contain attributes and methods. Wikipedia
Open Computing Language (OpenCL) Wikipedia
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Operand Arguments that are effected by the operator. Wikipedia
Operator Function to be performed on the operand. //operator ( operand ) Wikipedia
output Wikipedia
parenthesis ( ) Wikipedia
Pascal Programming language. Wikipedia
Perl High level programming language. Originally developed by Larry Wall. First released December 18, 1987. Website Wikipedia
pip Python package manager used to install and remove packages written in python. Wikipedia
primitive data type A basic or built-in type. Wikipedia
procedural languages (third-generation languages) Examples include BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, and C.
procedural programming Programs are separated into small modules and called by the main program or other module when needed.
procedure (aka: modules or subprograms) Small sections of program code.
procedure call locates specific tasks in procedures.
process Wikipedia
program Instructions written for a computer to do a specific task. Wikipedia
Program Development Life Cycle (PDLC) (aka: Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Application Development Life Cycle (ADLC)) Wikipedia
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Computer used for automation or controlling industrial machinery. Wikipedia
programming The process of making a program.
Programming Language One (PL/I)
programming paradigm A style of programming. Wikipedia
pseudocode Outlines program logic using code that is easy to understand, but not always with the proper syntax. Wikipedia
Query string Query in part of a URL that follows a question mark '?' Wikipedia
Rapid Application Development (RAD)
Recursive acronym An acronym that refers to itself or another acronym, sometimes humorously.
recursive lookup When a router has to do multiple lookups in a routing table to forward a packet. A next-hop IP address used in a static route would cause a recursive lookup. These should be avoided when possible.
REpresentational State Transfer (REST) Lightweight and scalable software architectural style that defines a set of constraints to be used for creating Web services. Web services that conform to the REST architectural style, called RESTful Web services, provide interoperability between computer systems on the Internet. RESTful Web services allow the requesting systems to access and manipulate textual representations of Web resources by using a uniform and predefined set of stateless operations. Other kinds of Web services, such as SOAP Web services, expose their own arbitrary sets of operations. Wikipedia
Roslyn .NET compiler Wikipedia
ruby programing language. Wikipedia Code School - Try Ruby
scrum Iterative and incremental agile software development framework for managing product development. Wikipedia
Shebang #! Starts a script in UNIX. Wikipedia
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Messaging protocol specification for exchanging structured information in the implementation of web services in computer networks. Allows developers to invoke processes running on disparate operating systems (such as Windows, macOS, and Linux) to authenticate, authorize, and communicate using Extensible Markup Language (XML). Since Web protocols like HTTP are installed and running on all operating systems, SOAP allows clients to invoke web services and receive responses independent of language and platforms. Wikipedia
SmallBasic Programming language and IDE developed by Microsoft. Announced in October 2008 and released on July 12, 2011. Wikipedia Website TechNet Microsoft Blog
Smalltalk Object oriented programming language. Wikipedia
software Set of instructions that control a computer. Wikipedia
Software framework Wikipedia
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) set of technologies designed to analyze application source code, byte code and binaries for coding and design conditions that are indicative of security vulnerabilities. SAST solutions analyze an application from the “inside out” in a nonrunning state, prior to going into production. Gartner
string Sequence of characters. Wikipedia
Structured programming Wikipedia
thread Smallest sequence of programmed instructions that can be managed independently by a scheduler. Wikipedia
Unified Modeling Language (UML) Used for modeling object oriented programs.
version control (aka: revision control, source control) Formally tracks changes made to information such as documents, programs, or web sites. Wikipedia
while loop Loop that runs while it is true. Wikipedia
wildcard
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