Category: Tech Terms Definitions

Definition: VPN (Virtual Private Network) A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a technology that creates a secure and encrypted connection over a less secure

Definition: Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) The Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) is a protocol used for obtaining the revocation status of an X.509 digital

Definition: Zebra Programming Language (ZPL) Zebra Programming Language (ZPL) is a specialized programming language developed by Zebra Technologies, designed primarily for label design and printing

Definition: Gradual Typing Gradual typing is a programming language feature that allows developers to mix and match statically-typed and dynamically-typed code within the same program.

Definition: Static Typing Static typing is a feature of some programming languages where the type of a variable is known at compile-time instead of at

Definition: VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) VBA, or Visual Basic for Applications, is a programming language developed by Microsoft that is primarily used to automate

Definition: TypeScript TypeScript is an open-source programming language developed and maintained by Microsoft. It is a strict syntactical superset of JavaScript, which means it builds

Definition: XPL (eXtensible Programming Language) XPL (eXtensible Programming Language) is a programming language designed to be easily extensible, allowing users to define new language constructs

Definition: Exception Handling in Programming Exception handling in programming is a construct in many programming languages that is designed to handle the occurrence of exceptions—anomalies

Definition: MapKit MapKit is a framework provided by Apple that allows developers to embed maps directly into their applications. This framework provides a variety of

Definition: Buffer Overflow A buffer overflow is a type of software vulnerability that occurs when a program writes more data to a buffer (a temporary

Definition: Event Loop An event loop is a programming construct or design pattern commonly used in event-driven software. It allows a program to handle asynchronous