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Glossary
Plain-language definitions for technologies, tools, and ideas used across my projects and experience.
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- aiohttp
A Python library for making and serving web requests without blocking other tasks.
Found in Discord Music Bot · Projects
- AngularJS
A JavaScript framework for building web applications; it is the original Angular framework released by Google.
- API
An application programming interface: a defined way for one piece of software to request data or actions from another.
- Application Stack
The operating system, applications, libraries, and settings installed together to provide a working environment.
- Application Stacks
Sets of operating systems, applications, libraries, and settings installed together to provide a working environment.
- Async Python
A way to let Python handle other tasks while waiting for network requests or other slow operations.
Found in Discord Music Bot · Projects
- Automated Testing
Running software checks with code or tools so they can be repeated consistently with less manual work.
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- Bash
A command-line shell and scripting language commonly used to automate tasks on Unix-like systems.
- BitBake
The build tool used by Yocto to follow recipes that compile and package software into a Linux system.
Found in NetBotz 75x · Projects
- Build-Time Validation
Checks performed while software or a site is being built, so invalid content or settings are caught early.
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- C
A programming language that offers close control over memory and hardware and is often used for operating systems and embedded software.
- CI/CD
Continuous integration and continuous delivery: automated checks and workflows that prepare software changes for release.
Found in NetBotz 75x · Projects · About · Resume
- Claude Code
An AI coding assistant from Anthropic that helps people work with software projects.
- Code Coverage
A measure of how much of the code is exercised by automated tests.
Found in NetBotz 75x · Projects
- Computer Science
The study of computation, algorithms, software, and the systems that make computers work.
- Computer Vision
Techniques that help software identify and interpret information in images or video.
Found in Dorm Security · Projects
- Configuration Drift
Gradual differences between a system’s current settings and the intended configuration.
- Confluence
A team workspace for writing, organizing, and sharing project documentation.
- Cybersecurity
The practices used to protect computers, networks, and data from unauthorized access or misuse.
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- Database Security
Controls and practices that protect a database and the information it stores from unauthorized access or changes.
- Deployment Automation
Scripts or workflows that prepare and install software or system configurations with fewer manual steps.
- Device Deployment
Preparing and delivering devices with the software and settings needed for use.
- Device Deployments
Preparing and delivering devices with the software and settings needed for use.
- discord.py
A Python library for building bots that interact with Discord.
Found in Discord Music Bot · Projects
- DNS
Domain Name System: the service that translates names, such as website addresses, into network addresses.
Found in Personal Homelab · Projects
- Docker
A tool that packages applications with their dependencies into isolated environments called containers.
Found in Personal Homelab · Projects · About · Resume
- Docker Compose
A tool for defining and running multiple Docker containers together from one configuration file.
Found in Personal Homelab · Projects
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- Embedded Linux
The Linux operating system adapted to run inside dedicated devices, such as monitoring hardware.
Found in NetBotz 75x · Projects · About · Resume
- Embedded Product Security
Security work for software and devices designed to run as part of a larger product.
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- Face Recognition
Matching a face in an image to a known person using visual features.
Found in Dorm Security · Projects
- FFmpeg
A toolkit for processing and converting audio and video.
Found in Discord Music Bot · Projects
- Flask
A lightweight Python framework for building web applications and APIs.
Found in Restaurant App · Dorm Security · Projects · About · Resume
- Full Stack
Work across the layers of an application, such as its user interface, server logic, and data storage.
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- Git
A version control system that records changes to files and helps people collaborate on software.
- GitHub
A service for hosting Git repositories and collaborating on software projects.
- GitHub Copilot
An AI coding assistant from GitHub that suggests and explains code inside development tools.
H
- Hardware Integration API
A software interface that lets an application or tool work with a hardware component or test setup.
- Hardware Integration APIs
Software interfaces that let applications or tools work with hardware components or test setups.
- Homelab
A personal setup of servers and networking equipment used to run services and learn infrastructure skills.
Found in Personal Homelab · Projects
I
- Image Size Regression
An unexpected increase in the size of a built operating system or software image compared with an earlier build.
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- Java
A general-purpose programming language commonly used for backend services and desktop or mobile applications.
- JavaFX
A Java toolkit for building desktop interfaces, including windows, controls, and charts.
Found in Stock Portfolio Tracker · Projects · About · Resume
- JavaScript
A programming language used to add behavior to web pages and to build server and desktop applications.
- Jenkins
An automation server often used to run software builds, checks, and delivery workflows.
- Jira
A work tracking tool used to plan and follow software and other team projects.
- JSON Schema
Rules that check whether structured JSON data has the expected fields and value types.
Found in Portfolio Website · Projects
- JUnit 5
A testing framework used to write and run automated tests for Java code.
Found in Stock Portfolio Tracker · Projects
K
- Kernel-Level
Describes software or a problem involving the operating system kernel, the core that manages hardware and system resources.
L
- Lab Infrastructure
Shared equipment, network connections, and services used to develop and test products.
M
- Maven
A tool that manages Java project dependencies and automates building and testing.
Found in Stock Portfolio Tracker · Projects
- MFA
Multi-factor authentication: signing in with more than one type of proof, such as a password and a security key.
Found in Personal Homelab · Projects
N
- Network Test Environment
A network setup used to check whether devices and software communicate and behave as expected.
- nginx
Web server software that serves the site and can route requests to other services.
Found in Portfolio Website · Projects · About · Resume
- NLP
Natural language processing: techniques that help software interpret human language, such as chatbot questions.
Found in Stock Portfolio Tracker · Projects
- Node.js
A JavaScript runtime that lets JavaScript programs run outside a web browser, including on servers.
- NumPy
A Python library for efficient calculations on arrays of numerical data.
Found in Stock Portfolio Tracker · Projects · About · Resume
O
- OpenCV
A library for processing images and video, often used in computer vision.
Found in Dorm Security · Projects · About · Resume
- Operating System
The core software that manages a device’s hardware and provides services for applications.
- Operating System Imaging
Creating or copying a configured operating system image onto a device.
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- Pandas
A Python library for organizing, cleaning, and analyzing tabular data.
Found in Restaurant App · Projects · About · Resume
- PostgreSQL
An open-source relational database that stores structured data and supports SQL queries.
- Pre-Merge Validation
Automated checks run before a software change is merged into the main codebase.
- Prerendering
Generating page HTML before a visitor requests it, so content is available immediately.
Found in Portfolio Website · Projects
- Provisioning
Preparing a device or system by installing software and applying its required settings.
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- R
A programming language and environment designed for statistics, data analysis, and visualization.
- Regression Testing
Testing that checks whether a software change has broken behavior that used to work.
- REST APIs
Web interfaces that let software exchange data through standard requests, such as reading or updating a resource.
Found in Discord Music Bot · Restaurant App · Projects
S
- scikit-learn
A Python library for training and evaluating machine-learning models.
Found in Restaurant App · Projects · About · Resume
- SEO
Search engine optimization: making pages easier for search engines to find and understand.
Found in Portfolio Website · Projects
- SNMPv3
Version 3 of the Simple Network Management Protocol, used to monitor and manage devices with support for authentication and encryption.
Found in NetBotz 75x · Projects
- Software Engineering
The practice of designing, building, testing, and maintaining software systems.
- SQLite
A database stored in a local file that does not need a separate database server.
Found in Stock Portfolio Tracker · Projects · About · Resume
- Swift
A programming language used to build software for Apple platforms and other systems.
- SwiftUI
Apple’s framework for describing and building app interfaces in Swift.
Found in Restaurant App · Dorm Security · Projects · About · Resume
- syslog-ng
A tool that collects, filters, and forwards event logs from devices and applications.
Found in NetBotz 75x · Projects
- System Diagnostics
Tools and information used to investigate a system’s health and identify problems.
- Systems Programming
Building software close to the operating system or hardware, such as system services, drivers, and development tools.
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- Tailscale
A service that connects devices over a private network using WireGuard-based encrypted links.
- Test Framework
Reusable tools and conventions for writing and running automated software checks.
- Time-Series Forecasting
Predicting future values from observations recorded over time, such as daily sales.
Found in Restaurant App · Projects
- Turbo
A web navigation library that updates page content without a full browser reload.
Found in Portfolio Website · Projects
- TypeScript
A programming language that adds type checking to JavaScript and compiles to JavaScript.
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- Visual Studio Code
A source code editor with extensions for languages, debugging, and development workflows.
- VPN
Virtual private network: an encrypted connection that lets devices communicate over a private network.
Found in Personal Homelab · Projects
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- Yocto
An open-source project that provides tools for building custom Linux systems for specific hardware.
Found in NetBotz 75x · Projects · About · Resume
- YOLO
You Only Look Once: a family of models that locate and identify objects in images.
Found in Dorm Security · Projects
- yt-dlp
A tool for retrieving audio and video from supported websites.
Found in Discord Music Bot · Projects
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