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- apinoun · B2The agreed set of calls one program offers another.
- archive filenoun · B2A single file holding many others, usually squeezed.
- argument/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/noun · A2+An angry exchange of words between people who disagree.
- array/əˈɹeɪ/noun · C1An ordered list of values stored under one name.
- authentication/ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/noun · B2+Proving that you are who you claim to be.
- autocompletenoun · B2The feature that finishes your typing for you.
- backup/ˈbækˌʌp/noun · B1+A safety copy of your files, kept in case the originals are lost.
- bandwidth/ˈbændwɪdθ/noun · B2+How much data your connection can carry at once.
- bookmark/ˈbʊkmɑːk/noun · B2A saved link so you can find a page again.
- booleannoun · C1A value that can only be true or false.
- boot/buːt/noun · A1A tall strong shoe that covers your ankle, good for rain and snow.
- branch/bɹɑːnt͡ʃ/noun · B1One of the wooden arms growing out of a tree.
- breakpointnoun · C1A marker that pauses a program so you can look inside.
- browser/ˈbɹaʊ.zə/noun · C1The program you open the internet with.
- buffer/ˈbʌfə/verb · C1To store data ahead of time so playback runs smoothly.
- bufferingnoun · B1+The pause while more of a stream is fetched.
- cable/ˈkeɪ.bəl/noun · B2The wire that carries power or data between devices.
- cache/kæʃ/noun · B2+The nearby copy a computer keeps so it need not fetch things twice.
- checkbox/ˈtʃɛkbɒks/noun · B1A small square you click to switch an option on.
- checksumnoun · C1A number used to check that data arrived unchanged.
- client/ˈklaɪ.ənt/noun · B1The person or company that pays a professional for their services.
- clipboardnoun · B1+The invisible place copied text waits in.
- code/kəʊd/noun · A2The written instructions that programs are made of.
- code reviewnoun · B2Another developer reading your changes before they land.
- commit/kəˈmɪt/verb · B1To promise yourself fully to something; also, to carry out a crime.
- compile/kəmˈpaɪl/verb · C1To gather scattered material into one organized collection.
- compress/kəmˈpɹɛs/verb · B2+To squeeze a file into fewer bytes.
- condition/kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/noun · A2+A test that decides which branch of code runs.
- configuration/kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/noun · C1The settings that decide how a system behaves.
- conflict/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/noun · B2Two changes to the same lines that must be settled by hand.
- constant/ˈkɒnstənt/noun · B2A quantity deliberately kept the same throughout.
- cooling fannoun · B1The blades that blow heat away from a chip.
- crash/ˈkɹæʃ/noun · B1A violent smash of vehicles on the road or from the sky.
- dashboard/ˈdæʃˌbɔːd/noun · B1+The panel of dials and controls in front of a driver.
- database/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/noun · B2The organized store where a program keeps all its information.
- debug/diːˈbʌɡ/verb · B2+To find and remove the faults in a program.
- decrypt/dɪˈkɹɪpt/verb · B2+To turn scrambled data back into something readable.
- dependency/dɪˈpɛndənsi/noun · C1Another piece of code your program needs to run.
- deploy/dɪˈplɔɪ/verb · C1To put new code where real users will meet it.
- domain/ˌdəʊˈmeɪ̯n/noun · C1The name a site is found at.
- download/ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/verb · A2+To copy a file from the internet onto your own device.
- drag and dropphrase · B1To move something by holding and releasing it elsewhere.
- dropdownnoun · B1A list that unfolds when you click it.
- encryption/ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/noun · B2+Scrambling data into secret code only the right key can unlock.
- endpointnoun · C1One particular address an interface answers on.
- environment/ɪnˈvaɪ.ɹə.mənt/noun · B1The natural world around us — air, water, land, and living things.
- exception/əkˈsɛpʃən/noun · B2An error a program raises so something else can handle it.
- extension/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/noun · B2A new part built onto an existing building.
- firewall/ˈfaɪə.wɔəl/noun · C1The digital wall that blocks intruders from a network.
- firmwarenoun · C1The low-level software built into a device.
- framework/ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/noun · B2The supporting structure of ideas a piece of work is built inside.
- freeze/ˈfɹiːz/verb · B1To turn hard and solid from extreme cold.
- function/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/noun · B1A named piece of code that does one job.
- graphics cardnoun · B2The board that draws what appears on screen.
- hash/ˈhæʃ/noun · C1A short fingerprint calculated from a piece of data.
- host/həʊst/verb · B1To welcome and run an event or guests.
- index/ˈɪndɛks/noun · B2The list at the back of a book saying which page each topic is on.
- integer/ˈɪn.tɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/noun · B2+A whole number as a program stores it.
- interface/ˈɪntəfeɪs/noun · C1The screens and buttons through which a person meets a machine.
- lag/læɡ/noun · B1+The delay between an action and the machine's response.
- latency/ˈleɪ.tən.si/noun · C1The tiny delay between your click and the network's answer.
- library/ˈlaɪ.bɹi/noun · A1The quiet place full of books you can borrow for free.
- loop/luːp/noun · B2Code that repeats until a condition changes.
- memory/ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/noun · A2A moment from the past that your mind has kept.
- merge/mɜːd͡ʒ/verb · C1To join together into a single whole.
- migration/maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/noun · C1The long seasonal journey of birds and whales across the planet.
- motherboard/ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/noun · B2+The main board inside a computer that everything else plugs into.
- null/nʌl/noun · B2+A deliberate absence of any value.
- object/ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/noun · A1A bundle of named values and the code that works on them.
- open source/ˈoʊpən ˌsɔɹs/phrase · B2Software whose recipe is public for anyone to read and improve.
- operating system/ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/noun · B2The program that runs the machine and everything on it.
- package managernoun · C1The tool that fetches and updates your dependencies.
- packet/ˈpæk.ɪt/noun · B2One small parcel of data sent across a network.
- parameter/pəˈɹæm.ɪ.tə/noun · C1A value that sets the conditions of a model.
- payload/ˈpeɪloʊd/noun · C1The actual data carried inside a request.
- peripheral/pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/noun · C1Any device plugged in around the main machine.
- plugin/ˈplʌɡ.ɪn/noun · B2A small add-on that gives a program extra powers.
- port/pɔːt/noun · B1The socket a cable plugs into.
- processor/ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/noun · C1The chip that is the thinking brain of every computer.
- protocol/ˈpɹəʊtəˌkɒl/noun · C1The agreed rules two machines follow to talk.
- proxy servernoun · C1A machine that fetches things on your behalf.
- pull requestnoun · C1A proposal to merge your changes into the main line.
- query/ˈkwɪə.ɹi/noun · C1A request asking a database for particular records.
- rate limitnoun · C1A cap on how often you may call a service.
- reboot/ˈɹiːbuːt/verb · B1+To turn a machine off and on again — the fix that always works.
- redo/ɹiˈduː/verb · B2To perform again something you just undid.
- refactorverb · C1To rewrite code so it reads better without changing what it does.
- repository/ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/noun · B2+The store holding a project's code and its history.
- restore/ɹɪˈstɔː/verb · B2To bring files back from a spare copy.
- rollbacknoun · C1Putting the previous version back after a bad release.
- router/ˈɹuː.tə(ɹ)/noun · B1+The blinking box that spreads the internet through your home.
- runtimenoun · C1The period while a program is actually executing.
- schema/ˈskiːmə/noun · C1The shape a database expects its data to have.
- scroll/skɹəʊl/verb · B1+To slide a page up or down with your finger or wheel.
- server/ˈsɜːvə/noun · B1+A powerful always-on computer that websites and games run on.
- session/ˈsɛ.ʃən/noun · B2The period during which you stay logged in.
- shortcut/ˈʃɔːtkʌt/noun · A2+The quicker smaller path that saves you time.
- shutdownnoun · B1+The orderly closing down of a running system.
- slider/ˈslaɪdɚ/noun · B1+A control you drag along a track to set a value.
- spellchecknoun · B1+The tool that flags words spelled wrongly.
- stack tracenoun · C1The list of calls that led to an error.
- staging/ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪŋ/noun · C1A copy of the live system used for final testing.
- storage/ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/noun · B1Where files stay when the power is off.
- stream/ˈstɹiːm/noun · B2A small narrow river you can jump across.
- string/stɹɪŋ/noun · B1Thin cord for tying parcels and flying kites.
- sync/sɪŋk/verb · B1+To make the same data appear on all your devices at once.
- syntax/ˈsɪn.tæks/noun · B2+The exact grammar a programming language demands.
- tab/tæb/noun · A2+One page open inside a browser window.
- throttle/ˈθɹɒtəl/noun · B2The control that decides how much fuel the engine gets.
- toggle/ˈtɒɡ.əl/verb · B1+To switch something between two states.
- two-factoradjective · B2Requiring a second proof besides the password.
- undo/ʌnˈduː/verb · B1To cancel the last thing you did.
- upload speednoun · B1How fast data goes from you to the network.
- urlnoun · B1The full address of a page on the web.
- variable[ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩]noun · B2+Anything in an experiment that can be changed or measured.
- widget/ˈwɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/noun · B2+A small self-contained piece of an interface.