This section contains a glossary of terms and acronyms that are used in this document. For common computing terms, see https://techterms.com/. For common acronyms, see https://www.acronymfinder.com.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| API contract | An agreement between two pieces of code as to how to pass parameters between them, and how those parameters are processed. |
| CDN | Content delivery network |
| CI infrastructure | |
| curation | The process of categorizing content around a specific topic or area of interest. Curated items often formed into various types of collections and are displayed together according to theme or purpose. |
| diagnostic switch | |
| DOM | Document Object Model |
| feature flag | A coding technique that allows the enabling or disabling of new code within a solution. It allows the testing and development-level viewing of new features, before they are complete and ready for private preview. |
| IRIS | |
| manifest caching | |
| marketplace | |
| MVC | Model-View-Controller, a methodology of software organization that separates the view from the data storage model in a way that allows the processor or a controller to multitask or switch between applications or orientations without losing data or damaging the view. |
| NPS popups | Net Promoter Score |
| ProxiedObservables | |
| query string | The part of a uniform resource locator (URL) that contains data. Query strings are generated by form submission, or by being entered into the address bar of the browser after the URL. The query string is specified by the values following the question mark (?). The values are used in Web processing, along with the path component of the URL. Query strings should not be used to transfer large amounts of data. |
| stage | |
| trace mode | |
| web worker | A way to for extensions to run scripts in background threads. |