IT Glossary & Dictionary

Special double-underscore methods that define how Python objects behave with built-in operations and functions.

A file containing build rules and commands that automates compilation and common project tasks using the make utility.

An attack where the attacker secretly intercepts and potentially alters communication between two parties who believe they are communicating directly.

A database object that stores the precomputed result of a query, offering faster reads at the cost of periodic refresh.

A comprehensive plotting library for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations in Python.

An optimization technique that caches function results for given inputs, avoiding redundant computations for repeated calls.

A communication mechanism that enables asynchronous message passing between services, decoupling producers from consumers.

HTML elements in the page head that provide metadata about the document for browsers, search engines, and social media platforms.

An architectural style where an application is composed of small, independent services that communicate over APIs.

Software that sits between the request and response in a web application, performing processing like authentication or logging.

A version-controlled change to a database schema that can be applied and reversed systematically.

A Python file containing definitions and statements that can be imported and reused in other Python programs.

The practice of collecting, analyzing, and alerting on system metrics and logs to ensure application health and performance.

A directory in the filesystem where a storage device or partition is attached and made accessible.

The maximum size of a data packet that can be transmitted over a network without fragmentation.

A network communication method that sends data to multiple recipients simultaneously without duplicating packets for each recipient.

A strategy of using services from multiple cloud providers to avoid vendor lock-in and leverage best-of-breed capabilities.

A technique where the database maintains multiple versions of data to allow concurrent reads and writes without locking.

An architectural pattern that separates an application into three components: data (Model), interface (View), and logic (Controller).