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Technology Glossary

Clear, jargon-free definitions of technical terms and concepts.

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Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) (AEM)

intermediateAem

Enterprise content management system for building websites, mobile apps, and forms.

API (Application Programming Interface) (API)

beginnerSoftware Dev

Set of protocols and tools for building software applications and enabling them to communicate.

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CI/CD Pipeline (CI/CD)

intermediateDevops

Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment - automated software delivery process.

Component Library

beginnerWeb Dev

Reusable UI components that maintain consistency across a digital product.

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Headless CMS

intermediateGeneral

Content management system that separates content storage from presentation layer.

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Microservices

advancedSoftware Dev

Architectural style where applications are built as collection of small, independent services.

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REST API (REST)

intermediateSoftware Dev

Representational State Transfer - architectural style for building web services.

RevOps (Revenue Operations) (RevOps)

beginnerRevops

Strategy that aligns marketing, sales, and customer success operations.

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Server-Side Rendering (SSR) (SSR)

intermediateWeb Dev

Rendering web pages on the server before sending them to the browser.

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Tech Stack

beginnerGeneral

Combination of programming languages, frameworks, and tools used to build an application.

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