DevOps Glossary

Programs that operate in the background on Windows systems, similar to daemons in Unix-like operating systems.

Partially completed work or any task that has been started but is not yet finished.

Sequence of processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.

Extended Detection and Response; security technology that provides holistic protection against cyber threats.

Web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data.

Integrated development environment (IDE) for macOS containing a suite of software development tools.

Human-readable data serialization standard that can be used in conjunction with all programming languages.

Proliferation of YAML configuration files, often leading to maintenance and consistency challenges.

Seemingly useless activity which, by allowing you to overcome intermediate difficulties, allows you to solve a larger problem.

Fast, reliable, and secure dependency management tool for Node.js, offering improved performance and additional features over NPM.

Open-source collaboration project that helps developers create custom Linux-based systems.

Programming style where the constant goes before the variable in a conditional statement.

DevOps principle where development teams are also responsible for supporting the software in production.

Open-source software tool to monitor various IT components, including networks, servers, virtual machines, and cloud services.

Deployment method that ensures the application remains available to users during the entire update process.

A measure of system availability where no uptime guarantee is provided. It indicates a service with no specified reliability commitments or expectations.

Security concept centered on the belief that organizations should not automatically trust anything inside or outside its perimeters.

Cyber attack exploiting a vulnerability that is unknown to the software vendor or to antivirus vendors.

Distributed tracing system that helps gather timing data needed to troubleshoot latency problems in service architectures.

Centralized service for maintaining configuration information, naming, providing distributed synchronization, and providing group services.

Extended version of the Bourne Shell with many improvements, including some features of Bash, ksh, and tcsh.

Process of distributing iOS applications to Apple devices, often through the App Store or enterprise distribution methods.

Apple's Unix-based operating system for Macintosh computers, known for its user-friendly interface and tight integration with Apple hardware.