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;AJAX : Asynchronous JavaScript and XML = A means to exchange data with a server without loading a whole new page. | ;AJAX : Asynchronous JavaScript and XML = A means to exchange data with a server without loading a whole new page. | ||
;API : Application Programming Interface | ;API : Application Programming Interface | ||
+ | ;APP : short for Software Application. | ||
;APT : Advanced Package Tool. Created by the Debian project. | ;APT : Advanced Package Tool. Created by the Debian project. | ||
;ASP : Application Service Provider | ;ASP : Application Service Provider | ||
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;BLU : Boston Linux & Unix = a Linux User Group in Boston, MA, USA with roots that go back into the days of Unix before Linux was a thing | ;BLU : Boston Linux & Unix = a Linux User Group in Boston, MA, USA with roots that go back into the days of Unix before Linux was a thing | ||
;BMW : Bavarian Motor Works = German car company | ;BMW : Bavarian Motor Works = German car company | ||
+ | ;CIDR : [[wp:Classless Inter-Domain Routing|Classless Inter-Domain Routing]] | ||
;coax: coaxial cable | ;coax: coaxial cable | ||
− | ;CSS : Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web | + | ;CNCF:Cloud Native Computing Foundation https://www.cncf.io/ - a sub-foundation of the Linux Foundation. |
− | ;DKIM : DomainKeys Identified Mail = An IETF specification that combats SPAM on the Internet | + | ;COCOMO: Constructive Cost Model is a procedural software cost estimation model developed in the early 80's and then updated around the year 2000. |
− | ;DNS : Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system | + | ;CSS: Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web |
− | ;DPL : Dynamic Page Lists = Like a Cuisinart food processor, it allows you to slice and dice the contents of your wiki. | + | ;DAST: Dynamic Application Security Testing can find security vulnerabilities and weaknesses in a running application, typically web apps. It does that by employing fault injection techniques on an app, such as feeding malicious data to the software, to identify common security vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS). DAST can also cast a spotlight on runtime problems that can’t be identified by static analysis for example, authentication and server configuration issues, as well as flaws visible only when a known user logs in. |
− | ;DRM : Digital Restrictions Management = Electronic methods to control what you can and can't do. | + | ;DKIM: DomainKeys Identified Mail = An IETF specification that combats SPAM on the Internet |
− | ;EFF : Electronic Frontier Foundation https://eff.org | + | ;DNS: Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system |
− | ;FOSS : Free Open Source Software. An attempt to communicate the 'freedom' aspect of free software de-emphasizing the price connotation of 'free'. | + | ;DPL: Dynamic Page Lists = Like a Cuisinart food processor, it allows you to slice and dice the contents of your wiki. |
− | ;FLOSS : Free / Libre Open Source Software = Another attempt to de-emphasize the price connotation of 'free' and instead recognize that free means liberty. | + | ;DRM: Digital Restrictions Management = Electronic methods to control what you can and can't do. |
− | ;FSF : Free Software Foundation. fsf.org | + | ;EFF: Electronic Frontier Foundation https://eff.org |
− | ;FUBAR : F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition | + | ;FHIR: [[wp:Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources|Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources]] is a standard for exchanging Healthcare data. |
− | ;FUSE : Filesystem in User Space | + | ;FOSS: Free Open Source Software. An attempt to communicate the 'freedom' aspect of free software de-emphasizing the price connotation of 'free'. |
− | ;GAFYD : Google Apps For Your Domain | + | ;FLOSS: Free / Libre Open Source Software = Another attempt to de-emphasize the price connotation of 'free' and instead recognize that free means liberty. |
− | ;GNHLUG : Greater New Hampshire Linux User Groups = an association of User Groups in and around the state of New Hampshire, USA of people interested in Linux technology and/or those who created it in the first place; and continue to this day. | + | ;FSF: Free Software Foundation. fsf.org |
− | ;GNU : Gnu's Not Unix, because Unix is proprietary software while Gnu is software that respects your freedom. | + | ;FUBAR: F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition |
− | ;GPL : General Public License = A sane copyright license | + | ;FUSE: Filesystem in User Space |
− | ;HHVM : HipHop Virtual Machine = a PHP interpreter created at Facebook as an alternative to the Zend Engine interpreter. http://hhvm.com/ | + | ;GAFYD: Google Apps For Your Domain (now called Google Workspace) |
− | ;HTML : HyperText Markup Language = structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text. | + | ;GDPR: The [[wp:General Data Protection Regulation|General Data Protection Regulation]] (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, abbreviated GDPR) is a European Union regulation on Information privacy in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). The GDPR is an important component of EU privacy law and human rights law, in particular Article 8(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. It also governs the transfer of personal data outside the EU and EEA. The GDPR's goals are to enhance individuals' control and rights over their personal information and to simplify the regulations for international business. It supersedes the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and, among other things, simplifies the terminology. |
− | ;HTTP : HyperText Transfer Protocol = the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. See HTML | + | ;GitOps: GitOps is a DevOps practice that uses Git repositories to manage infrastructure and application code deployments. It's an evolution of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) that uses Git pull requests to verify and automatically deploy system infrastructure modifications. GitOps can help organizations: Improve efficiency and security, Improve the developer experience, Reduce costs, Speed up deployments, and Maintain consistency across all infrastructure. |
− | ;HTTPS : HTTP Secure = HTTP using SSL or the newer TLS | + | ;GNHLUG: Greater New Hampshire Linux User Groups = an association of User Groups in and around the state of New Hampshire, USA of people interested in Linux technology and/or those who created it in the first place; and continue to this day. |
− | ;IANAL : I Am Not A Lawyer | + | ;GNU: Gnu's Not Unix, because Unix is proprietary software while Gnu is software that respects your freedom. |
− | ;IETF : Internet Engineering Task Force = organization to make the Internet work better | + | ;GPL: General Public License = A sane copyright license |
− | ;IP : Internet Protocol. An IP Address is a host or device name in numeric form. | + | ;HHVM: HipHop Virtual Machine = a PHP interpreter created at Facebook as an alternative to the Zend Engine interpreter. http://hhvm.com/ |
− | ;IPv4 : Internet Protocol version 4 | + | ;HIPAA: The [[wp:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act|Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]] is a 1996 federal statute that created standards for protecting patient health information. All healthcare organizations must follow cybersecurity practices and run risk assessments to comply with HIPAA. |
− | ;IPv6 : Internet Protocal version 6 | + | ;HTML: HyperText Markup Language = structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text. |
− | ;IPR : Intellectual Property Rights = A crazy idea that nonetheless is pervasive in the global legal system. See Also: GPL | + | ;HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol = the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. See HTML |
− | ;IRL : In Real Life = A TLA used when 'virtual' was a thing. Now the virtual has permeated 'meat space' and so the two are not so distinct. | + | ;HTTPS: HTTP Secure = HTTP using SSL or the newer TLS |
− | ;ISBN : International Standard Book Number = 10-digit or 13-digit codes used by the publishing industry to uniquely identify individual book titles and editions. Some 10-digit ISBNs may end with an "X" instead of a digit. | + | ;IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer (but I'll play one on the Internet ;-)) Because this acronym can be interpreted as crude, Heather Meeker suggests an alternative 'disclaimer' in online discussions: "If this were legal advice, it would have come with an invoice." |
− | ;JS : JavaScript = A computer language. | + | ;IAST: Interactive Application Security Testing. A technique employing an agent inside a running application capable of testing all libraries, frameworks, API endpoints and protocols for security vulnerabilities. |
− | ;JSON : JavaScript Object Notation = A data representation format in JavaScript | + | ;IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force = organization to make the Internet work better |
− | ;KIO : KDE Input/Output slaves | + | ;IP: Internet Protocol. An IP Address is a host or device name in numeric form. |
− | ;LUG : Linux User Group = a general term whereas a specific LUG will often have a geographic focus | + | ;IPv4: Internet Protocol version 4 |
− | ;MOTD : Message Of The Day = [[MOTD]] | + | ;IPv6: Internet Protocal version 6 |
− | ;NPM : Node Packaged Modules = a package manager for the Nodejs system | + | ;IPR: Intellectual Property Rights = A crazy idea that nonetheless is pervasive in the global legal system. See Also: GPL |
− | ;NSFW : Not Safe For Work | + | ;IRL: In Real Life = A TLA used when 'virtual' was a thing. Now the virtual has permeated 'meat space' and so the two are not so distinct. |
− | ;OASIS : Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards = a global standards organization | + | ;ISBN: International Standard Book Number = 10-digit or 13-digit codes used by the publishing industry to uniquely identify individual book titles and editions. Some 10-digit ISBNs may end with an "X" instead of a digit. |
− | ;OOP : Object Oriented Programming = hard to define. See [[OOP]]. | + | ;ISO 27001: [[wp:ISO/IEC 27001|ISO/IEC 27001]] is an international standard to manage information security. The standard was originally published jointly by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in 2005, revised in 2013, and again most recently in 2022. There are also numerous recognized national variants of the standard. It details requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system (ISMS) – the aim of which is to help organizations make the information assets they hold more secure. Organizations that meet the standard's requirements can choose to be certified by an accredited certification body following successful completion of an audit. The effectiveness of the ISO/IEC 27001 certification process and the overall standard has been addressed in a large-scale study conducted in 2020. |
− | ;OOUI : Object Oriented User Interface [[mw:OOUI]] | + | ;JS: JavaScript = A computer language. |
− | ;ORM : Object Relational Mapping = a database approach | + | ;JSON: JavaScript Object Notation = A data representation format in JavaScript |
− | ;PDF : Portable Document Format = a widely used standard for representing documents electronically and print. [[PDF]] | + | ;KIO: KDE Input/Output slaves |
− | ;PEAR : PHP Extension and Application Repository = a collection of code started in 1999 to enhance the utility of PHP. | + | ;Kompose: [https://kompose.io/ kompose] is a tool to help users who are familiar with [[docker-compose]] move to [[Kubernetes]]. kompose takes a Compose Specification file and translates it into Kubernetes resources. |
− | ;PHAR : PHP Archive = a distribution format. See https://secure.php.net/manual/en/intro.phar.php | + | ;Kubectl: (Kyoob' cuddle) a command line tool for communicating with a [[Kubernetes]] cluster's control plane, using the Kubernetes API. |
− | ;Phishing : attempt to acquire sensitive information such as passwords or credit card details by masquerading as a trusted party. | + | ;Kustomize: Kubernetes native configuration management built into [[kubectl]] as <code>apply -k</code>. |
− | ;PHP : PHP is the HyperText Preprocessor = the most popular programming language for the web | + | ;LUG: Linux User Group = a general term whereas a specific LUG will often have a geographic focus |
− | ;POTD : Picture Of The Day | + | ;LXC: is a userspace interface for the Linux kernel containment features. Through a powerful API and simple tools, it lets Linux users easily create and manage system or application containers. |
− | ;POTY : Picture Of The Year | + | ;LXD: is a next generation system container manager. It offers a user experience similar to virtual machines but using Linux containers instead. |
+ | ;MOTD: Message Of The Day = [[MOTD]] | ||
+ | ;NIST: (the US) National Institute of Standards and Technology | ||
+ | ;NIST Cybersecurity Framework: [[wp:NIST Cybersecurity Framework|NIST Cybersecurity Framework]] is a set of guidelines for mitigating organizational cybersecurity risks, published by NIST based on existing standards, guidelines, and practices. The framework "provides a high level taxonomy of cybersecurity outcomes and a methodology to assess and manage those outcomes", in addition to guidance on the protection of privacy and civil liberties in a cybersecurity context. It has been translated to many languages, and is used by several governments and a wide range of businesses and organizations. | ||
+ | ;node: | ||
+ | ;nodes:A worker machine in a [[Kubernetes]] cluster. | ||
+ | ;NPM: Node Packaged Modules = a package manager for the Nodejs system | ||
+ | ;NSFW: Not Safe For Work | ||
+ | ;OASIS: Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards = a global standards organization | ||
+ | ;OOP: Object Oriented Programming = hard to define. See [[OOP]]. | ||
+ | ;OOUI: Object Oriented User Interface [[mw:OOUI]] | ||
+ | ;ORM: Object Relational Mapping = a database approach | ||
+ | ;PCI DSS: The [[wp:Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard|Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard]] was created in 2006 to ensure that all companies that accept, process, store, or transmit credit card information operate securely. The framework is primarily intended to keep cardholder information safe. All companies handling this information must comply with PCI DSS, regardless of size. The framework is administered and enforced by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. | ||
+ | ;PDCA: Plan Do Check Act - [[wp:PDCA|PDCA]] is called the Deming Cycle or Deming Wheel [[File:PDCA-Multi-Loop.png|right|thumb]] https://deming.org/explore/pdsa/ https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/pdca/ | ||
+ | ;PDF: Portable Document Format = a widely used standard for representing documents electronically and print. [[PDF]] | ||
+ | ;PEAR: PHP Extension and Application Repository = a collection of code started in 1999 to enhance the utility of PHP. | ||
+ | ;PHAR: PHP Archive = a distribution format. See https://secure.php.net/manual/en/intro.phar.php | ||
+ | ;Phishing: attempt to acquire sensitive information such as passwords or credit card details by masquerading as a trusted party. | ||
+ | ;PHP: PHP is the HyperText Preprocessor = the most popular programming language for the web | ||
+ | ;Pod | ||
+ | ;Pods: A Pod (as in a pod of whales or pea pod) is a group of one or more containers , with shared storage/network resources, and a specification for how to run the containers. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/ | ||
+ | ;POTS: [[wp:Plain old telephone service|Plain Old Telephone Service]] is an acronym to describe the traditional telephone network served by copper wires strung on poles. (nb. There is a lot more infrastructure to POTS than just the poles and wires.) | ||
+ | ;POTD: Picture Of The Day | ||
+ | ;POTY: Picture Of The Year | ||
;PRURL | ;PRURL | ||
;PRURLs :Protocol Relative URL. Starts with '//' instead of 'HTTP(S)://' | ;PRURLs :Protocol Relative URL. Starts with '//' instead of 'HTTP(S)://' | ||
− | ;PSR-1 : PHP Standard Recommendation 1 | + | ;PSR-1: PHP Standard Recommendation 1 |
− | ;PSR-2 : PHP Standard Recommendation 2 | + | ;PSR-2: PHP Standard Recommendation 2 |
− | ;Regex : Regular Expression = a search and replace syntax that allows for powerful pattern matching | + | ;RASP: Run-time Application Security Protection is similar to IAST, but rather than testing for vulnerabilities it acts like a watchdog that responds to live threats (e.g. terminating an attacker's session and alerting). |
− | ;RSS : Really Simple Syndication = a syntax for sharing data across the web. | + | ;Regex: Regular Expression = a search and replace syntax that allows for powerful pattern matching |
− | ;SCM : Software Configuration Management | + | ;RSS: Really Simple Syndication = a syntax for sharing data across the web. |
+ | ;SAST: Static Application Security Testing is to find security vulnerabilities in the application source code earlier in the software development life cycle. Because SAST can be automated in DevOps, it becomes part of SecDevOps | ||
+ | ;SCM: Software Configuration Management | ||
+ | ;SemVer: [https://semver.org/ Semantic Versioning] | ||
+ | : Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the: | ||
+ | : | ||
+ | :MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes | ||
+ | :MINOR version when you add functionality in a backward compatible manner | ||
+ | :PATCH version when you make backward compatible bug fixes | ||
+ | :Additional labels for pre-release and build metadata are available as extensions to the MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format. | ||
+ | |||
;SEO: Search Engine Optimization | ;SEO: Search Engine Optimization | ||
− | ;SPAM : unsolicited bulk email | + | ;SIP: Session Initiation Protocol is a protocol used in VoIP communications allowing users to make voice and video calls, mostly for free. A SIP client is a program that you install on your computer or mobile device. |
− | ;SPF : Sender Policy Framework | + | ;SOC 2: Systems and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 is a set of compliance criteria developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). |
− | ;SMW :Semantic MediaWiki = See [[Metadata]] | + | ;SPAM: unsolicited bulk email |
− | ;SSL : Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP | + | ;SPF: Sender Policy Framework |
− | ;TLA : Three-Letter Acronym | + | ;SME: Subject Matter Expert |
− | ;TLS : Transport Layer Security | + | ;SMW:Semantic MediaWiki = See [[Metadata]] |
− | ;UOP : User Operation Prohibition = things you're not allowed to do with a DVD, like skip the FBI warning [[w:User operation prohibition]] | + | ;SRE: Site Reliability Engineer |
− | ;UPO : User Preference Option = things that you can set in your "preferences". [[Special:Preferences]] | + | ;SSL: Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP |
+ | ;TLA: Three-Letter Acronym | ||
+ | ;TLS: Transport Layer Security | ||
+ | ;UOP: User Operation Prohibition = things you're not allowed to do with a DVD, like skip the FBI warning [[w:User operation prohibition]] | ||
+ | ;UPO: User Preference Option = things that you can set in your "preferences". [[Special:Preferences]] | ||
;URL | ;URL | ||
− | ;URLs :Uniform Resource Locator = an address of a web page or other component, including the protocol. | + | ;URLs:Uniform Resource Locator = an address of a web page or other component, including the protocol. |
;VCS : Version Control System | ;VCS : Version Control System | ||
− | ;VE : Visual Editor | + | ;VE: Visual Editor |
− | ;WMF : WikiMedia Foundation = the organization which runs various projects including [[w:Main Page|Wikipedia.org]] | + | ;VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol, or commonly "Voice over IP", is the Internet alternative to POTS. |
− | ;WOFF : Web Open Font Format | + | ;WMF: WikiMedia Foundation = the organization which runs various projects including [[w:Main Page|Wikipedia.org]] |
− | ;WWW : World Wide Web = the part of the Internet where websites and documents can be found via HTTP or HTTPS. | + | ;WOFF: Web Open Font Format |
+ | ;WWW: World Wide Web = the part of the Internet where websites and documents can be found via HTTP or HTTPS. | ||
;XML:Extensible Markup Language = a system for markup such that you can create your own 'schema' of terms rather than a specific markup language. | ;XML:Extensible Markup Language = a system for markup such that you can create your own 'schema' of terms rather than a specific markup language. | ||
[[Category:Wiki]] | [[Category:Wiki]] |
Latest revision as of 17:17, 22 October 2024
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- ABBR
- Abbreviation
- AJAX
- Asynchronous JavaScript and XML = A means to exchange data with a server without loading a whole new page.
- API
- Application Programming Interface
- APP
- short for Software Application.
- APT
- Advanced Package Tool. Created by the Debian project.
- ASP
- Application Service Provider
- Application Server Pages - an old technology by Microsoft
- ATM
- Automated Teller Machine (please don't call it an 'ATM Machine', that's redundant)
- BLU
- Boston Linux & Unix = a Linux User Group in Boston, MA, USA with roots that go back into the days of Unix before Linux was a thing
- BMW
- Bavarian Motor Works = German car company
- CIDR
- Classless Inter-Domain Routing
- coax
- coaxial cable
- CNCF
- Cloud Native Computing Foundation https://www.cncf.io/ - a sub-foundation of the Linux Foundation.
- COCOMO
- Constructive Cost Model is a procedural software cost estimation model developed in the early 80's and then updated around the year 2000.
- CSS
- Cascading Style Sheets = A technology that deals with the presentation of content on the web
- DAST
- Dynamic Application Security Testing can find security vulnerabilities and weaknesses in a running application, typically web apps. It does that by employing fault injection techniques on an app, such as feeding malicious data to the software, to identify common security vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS). DAST can also cast a spotlight on runtime problems that can’t be identified by static analysis for example, authentication and server configuration issues, as well as flaws visible only when a known user logs in.
- DKIM
- DomainKeys Identified Mail = An IETF specification that combats SPAM on the Internet
- DNS
- Domain Name System. An Named Host to IP Address lookup system
- DPL
- Dynamic Page Lists = Like a Cuisinart food processor, it allows you to slice and dice the contents of your wiki.
- DRM
- Digital Restrictions Management = Electronic methods to control what you can and can't do.
- EFF
- Electronic Frontier Foundation https://eff.org
- FHIR
- Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources is a standard for exchanging Healthcare data.
- FOSS
- Free Open Source Software. An attempt to communicate the 'freedom' aspect of free software de-emphasizing the price connotation of 'free'.
- FLOSS
- Free / Libre Open Source Software = Another attempt to de-emphasize the price connotation of 'free' and instead recognize that free means liberty.
- FSF
- Free Software Foundation. fsf.org
- FUBAR
- F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition
- FUSE
- Filesystem in User Space
- GAFYD
- Google Apps For Your Domain (now called Google Workspace)
- GDPR
- The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, abbreviated GDPR) is a European Union regulation on Information privacy in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). The GDPR is an important component of EU privacy law and human rights law, in particular Article 8(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. It also governs the transfer of personal data outside the EU and EEA. The GDPR's goals are to enhance individuals' control and rights over their personal information and to simplify the regulations for international business. It supersedes the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and, among other things, simplifies the terminology.
- GitOps
- GitOps is a DevOps practice that uses Git repositories to manage infrastructure and application code deployments. It's an evolution of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) that uses Git pull requests to verify and automatically deploy system infrastructure modifications. GitOps can help organizations: Improve efficiency and security, Improve the developer experience, Reduce costs, Speed up deployments, and Maintain consistency across all infrastructure.
- GNHLUG
- Greater New Hampshire Linux User Groups = an association of User Groups in and around the state of New Hampshire, USA of people interested in Linux technology and/or those who created it in the first place; and continue to this day.
- GNU
- Gnu's Not Unix, because Unix is proprietary software while Gnu is software that respects your freedom.
- GPL
- General Public License = A sane copyright license
- HHVM
- HipHop Virtual Machine = a PHP interpreter created at Facebook as an alternative to the Zend Engine interpreter. http://hhvm.com/
- HIPAA
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is a 1996 federal statute that created standards for protecting patient health information. All healthcare organizations must follow cybersecurity practices and run risk assessments to comply with HIPAA.
- HTML
- HyperText Markup Language = structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text.
- HTTP
- HyperText Transfer Protocol = the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. See HTML
- HTTPS
- HTTP Secure = HTTP using SSL or the newer TLS
- IANAL
- I Am Not A Lawyer (but I'll play one on the Internet ;-)) Because this acronym can be interpreted as crude, Heather Meeker suggests an alternative 'disclaimer' in online discussions: "If this were legal advice, it would have come with an invoice."
- IAST
- Interactive Application Security Testing. A technique employing an agent inside a running application capable of testing all libraries, frameworks, API endpoints and protocols for security vulnerabilities.
- IETF
- Internet Engineering Task Force = organization to make the Internet work better
- IP
- Internet Protocol. An IP Address is a host or device name in numeric form.
- IPv4
- Internet Protocol version 4
- IPv6
- Internet Protocal version 6
- IPR
- Intellectual Property Rights = A crazy idea that nonetheless is pervasive in the global legal system. See Also: GPL
- IRL
- In Real Life = A TLA used when 'virtual' was a thing. Now the virtual has permeated 'meat space' and so the two are not so distinct.
- ISBN
- International Standard Book Number = 10-digit or 13-digit codes used by the publishing industry to uniquely identify individual book titles and editions. Some 10-digit ISBNs may end with an "X" instead of a digit.
- ISO 27001
- ISO/IEC 27001 is an international standard to manage information security. The standard was originally published jointly by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in 2005, revised in 2013, and again most recently in 2022. There are also numerous recognized national variants of the standard. It details requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system (ISMS) – the aim of which is to help organizations make the information assets they hold more secure. Organizations that meet the standard's requirements can choose to be certified by an accredited certification body following successful completion of an audit. The effectiveness of the ISO/IEC 27001 certification process and the overall standard has been addressed in a large-scale study conducted in 2020.
- JS
- JavaScript = A computer language.
- JSON
- JavaScript Object Notation = A data representation format in JavaScript
- KIO
- KDE Input/Output slaves
- Kompose
- kompose is a tool to help users who are familiar with docker-compose move to Kubernetes. kompose takes a Compose Specification file and translates it into Kubernetes resources.
- Kubectl
- (Kyoob' cuddle) a command line tool for communicating with a Kubernetes cluster's control plane, using the Kubernetes API.
- Kustomize
- Kubernetes native configuration management built into kubectl as
apply -k
. - LUG
- Linux User Group = a general term whereas a specific LUG will often have a geographic focus
- LXC
- is a userspace interface for the Linux kernel containment features. Through a powerful API and simple tools, it lets Linux users easily create and manage system or application containers.
- LXD
- is a next generation system container manager. It offers a user experience similar to virtual machines but using Linux containers instead.
- MOTD
- Message Of The Day = MOTD
- NIST
- (the US) National Institute of Standards and Technology
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework is a set of guidelines for mitigating organizational cybersecurity risks, published by NIST based on existing standards, guidelines, and practices. The framework "provides a high level taxonomy of cybersecurity outcomes and a methodology to assess and manage those outcomes", in addition to guidance on the protection of privacy and civil liberties in a cybersecurity context. It has been translated to many languages, and is used by several governments and a wide range of businesses and organizations.
- node
- nodes
- A worker machine in a Kubernetes cluster.
- NPM
- Node Packaged Modules = a package manager for the Nodejs system
- NSFW
- Not Safe For Work
- OASIS
- Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards = a global standards organization
- OOP
- Object Oriented Programming = hard to define. See OOP.
- OOUI
- Object Oriented User Interface mw:OOUI
- ORM
- Object Relational Mapping = a database approach
- PCI DSS
- The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard was created in 2006 to ensure that all companies that accept, process, store, or transmit credit card information operate securely. The framework is primarily intended to keep cardholder information safe. All companies handling this information must comply with PCI DSS, regardless of size. The framework is administered and enforced by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council.
- PDCA
- Plan Do Check Act - PDCA is called the Deming Cycle or Deming Wheel https://deming.org/explore/pdsa/ https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/pdca/
- Portable Document Format = a widely used standard for representing documents electronically and print. PDF
- PEAR
- PHP Extension and Application Repository = a collection of code started in 1999 to enhance the utility of PHP.
- PHAR
- PHP Archive = a distribution format. See https://secure.php.net/manual/en/intro.phar.php
- Phishing
- attempt to acquire sensitive information such as passwords or credit card details by masquerading as a trusted party.
- PHP
- PHP is the HyperText Preprocessor = the most popular programming language for the web
- Pod
- Pods
- A Pod (as in a pod of whales or pea pod) is a group of one or more containers , with shared storage/network resources, and a specification for how to run the containers. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/
- POTS
- Plain Old Telephone Service is an acronym to describe the traditional telephone network served by copper wires strung on poles. (nb. There is a lot more infrastructure to POTS than just the poles and wires.)
- POTD
- Picture Of The Day
- POTY
- Picture Of The Year
- PRURL
- PRURLs
- Protocol Relative URL. Starts with '//' instead of 'HTTP(S)://'
- PSR-1
- PHP Standard Recommendation 1
- PSR-2
- PHP Standard Recommendation 2
- RASP
- Run-time Application Security Protection is similar to IAST, but rather than testing for vulnerabilities it acts like a watchdog that responds to live threats (e.g. terminating an attacker's session and alerting).
- Regex
- Regular Expression = a search and replace syntax that allows for powerful pattern matching
- RSS
- Really Simple Syndication = a syntax for sharing data across the web.
- SAST
- Static Application Security Testing is to find security vulnerabilities in the application source code earlier in the software development life cycle. Because SAST can be automated in DevOps, it becomes part of SecDevOps
- SCM
- Software Configuration Management
- SemVer
- Semantic Versioning
- Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the:
- MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes
- MINOR version when you add functionality in a backward compatible manner
- PATCH version when you make backward compatible bug fixes
- Additional labels for pre-release and build metadata are available as extensions to the MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format.
- SEO
- Search Engine Optimization
- SIP
- Session Initiation Protocol is a protocol used in VoIP communications allowing users to make voice and video calls, mostly for free. A SIP client is a program that you install on your computer or mobile device.
- SOC 2
- Systems and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 is a set of compliance criteria developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
- SPAM
- unsolicited bulk email
- SPF
- Sender Policy Framework
- SME
- Subject Matter Expert
- SMW
- Semantic MediaWiki = See Metadata
- SRE
- Site Reliability Engineer
- SSL
- Secure Sockets Layer = secure (encrypted) underpinning for HTTP
- TLA
- Three-Letter Acronym
- TLS
- Transport Layer Security
- UOP
- User Operation Prohibition = things you're not allowed to do with a DVD, like skip the FBI warning w:User operation prohibition
- UPO
- User Preference Option = things that you can set in your "preferences". Special:Preferences
- URL
- URLs
- Uniform Resource Locator = an address of a web page or other component, including the protocol.
- VCS
- Version Control System
- VE
- Visual Editor
- VoIP
- Voice over Internet Protocol, or commonly "Voice over IP", is the Internet alternative to POTS.
- WMF
- WikiMedia Foundation = the organization which runs various projects including Wikipedia.org
- WOFF
- Web Open Font Format
- WWW
- World Wide Web = the part of the Internet where websites and documents can be found via HTTP or HTTPS.
- XML
- Extensible Markup Language = a system for markup such that you can create your own 'schema' of terms rather than a specific markup language.