Technicalglossary

Short, clear explanations of terms commonly used in software and AI.

Terms

Concepts from A to Z

From MVP to RAG, CI/CD to SaaS — fundamental concepts you may encounter in our projects.

MVP

Minimum Viable Product

The smallest functional version of a product developed for market validation. It aims for fast launch with core features and collecting user feedback.

Related: SaaS · Agile · Sprint

RAG

Retrieval-Augmented Generation

An architecture that enables large language models to retrieve information from your company-specific documents and data stores when generating responses. Reduces hallucination risk.

Related: LLM · AI Integration

CI/CD

Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment

The set of processes and tools that automatically test code changes and safely deploy them to production environments.

Related: DevOps · Kubernetes

SaaS

Software as a Service

A product type where software is delivered via subscription or usage model in the cloud. Reduces installation and maintenance burden.

Related: MVP · Cloud

LLM

Large Language Model

Large-scale language models such as GPT-4 and Claude. Used in text generation, summarization, classification, and dialogue-based applications.

Related: RAG · NLP

DevOps

Development + Operations

A culture and toolset that aims for faster, more reliable, and automated software delivery through collaboration between development and operations teams.

Related: CI/CD · Kubernetes

ETL

Extract, Transform, Load

The process of extracting data from different sources, transforming it, and loading it into a target system. Foundational to data warehouse and analytics projects.

Related: Data Engineering

API

Application Programming Interface

The interface layer that enables software systems to communicate with each other. The backbone of mobile, web, and third-party integrations.

Related: REST · Microservices

Agile

Agile methodology

A software development approach where projects run iteratively in short sprints, adapting quickly to feedback.

Related: Sprint · MVP

SSR

Server-Side Rendering

Pages rendered on the server and sent to the client as ready HTML. Improves SEO and initial load performance.

Related: Next.js · PWA

PWA

Progressive Web App

An application type that offers near-native app experience using web technologies. Can support offline cache and push notifications.

Related: SSR · React Native

Microservices

Microservices architecture

An architectural approach where an application is split into independent, scalable services. Provides flexibility in large, complex systems.

Related: API · Kubernetes

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