Glossary
The words we use every day, explained without jargon. Every term is defined, illustrated with a concrete example, and linked to the notions around it.
Web development
APIReal-time applicationTechnical debtWeb developmentWeb applicationMobile applicationCustom application; logiciel sur mesureBusiness systemClient portalPortail interneBrochure websitePage d’atterrissage; page de destinationSoftware architectureMonolithic architectureMicroservices architectureMicroserviceHeadless architectureFront-endBack-endFull-stack developmentREST APISystem integrationWeb SocketConception adaptative; design responsiveProgressive Web AppNative appHybrid appAgile developmentMVPPOC; Proof of ConceptScalabilitéService Level Agreement; accord de niveau de service
Technologies
Data
DatabaseRelational database; SGBDRDatabase modelingData schemaSQLPostgresIsolationJavaScript Object NotationFull-text searchData migrationDatabase backupDatabase recovery; database restoreData warehouseBig DataStructured dataUnstructured dataData extractionData qualityData governanceBI; intelligence d’affaires
Cloud and DevOps
Cloud computingPublic cloudPrivate cloudHybrid cloudMulticloudCloud migrationCloud infrastructureAmazon Web ServicesAzureEdge computingArchitecture sans serveurDevOpsDevelopment Security OperationsCI/CDContainerizationDockerKubernetesInfrastructure as CodeCloud Financial OperationsHigh availability; HADisaster recovery; DRCDNLatency
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligenceGenerative AIPredictive AILocal AI; on-device AILanguage modelLarge language modelAI agentVoice AI agent; voice agentAI phone agentVirtual assistantChatbotRAGKnowledge baseSemantic searchEmbeddingVector databasePromptPrompt engineeringMachine learningDeep Learning; DLNLP; Natural Language Processing; TALNComputer visionAutomationProcess automationFlux de travailHuman-in-the-loop; HITLAI governanceResponsible AI
Cybersecurity
CybersecurityWeb securityApplication security; AppSecCybersecurity auditPenetration test; test d’intrusionWeb penetration testingAPI penetration testingVulnerability scanningSecurity vulnerabilityCommon Vulnerabilities and ExposuresAttack surfaceThreat modelRansomwarePhishingBrute-force attackData breachSecurity incidentIncident responseSOCSecurity Information and Event ManagementThreat detectionHardeningFirewallEncryptionTransport Layer SecurityAccess controlIAMMFAAuthenticationAuthorizationImmutable backupDigital resilience; cyber resilienceLaw 25RGPDLPRPDEISO/IEC 27001Privacy protection
Digital marketing
IndexingDigital marketingSEOTechnical SEOLocal SEOGEOAI visibilityGoogle AI OverviewsAnswer engineSEMPPCGoogle AdsMeta AdsRemarketingAd targetingCustomer acquisitionOrganic trafficLead generationQualified leadConversion marketingConversion rateCROA/B testingContent marketingContent cluster; topic clusterLien entrantKeyword researchSearch intentSERPSearch Console; GSCGoogle Analytics 4GTM; Tag ManagerMarketing attributionCACLTVROASROI