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Resource Contention

A situation where concurrent processes compete for the same resources, potentially leading to performance degradation or deadlock.

Commonly used in Operating Systems, Concurrency

Resource Management

The process of using a company’s resources in the most efficient way possible.

Commonly used in General IT, Project Management

Responsive Design

Web design approach aimed at creating sites that provide an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of devices and screen sizes.

Commonly used in General IT

Responsive Web Design

Responsive web design is an approach to web development that ensures web pages render well on a variety of devices and window or screen sizes, providing a consistent user experience across desktops, tablets, and smartphones.

Commonly used in Web Development, User Experience

REST (Representational State Transfer)

An architectural style designed for distributed hypermedia systems, making it a popular choice for building web services.

Commonly used in Software Development, Web Development

REST (Representational State Transfer) API

An architectural style for designing networked applications, where web services are viewed as resources and can be identified by their URLs.

Commonly used in Software Development, Web Development

REST API Security

Security measures and protocols applied to RESTful APIs to protect against common web vulnerabilities and threats.

Commonly used in Security, Web Development

RESTful API

An API that adheres to the constraints of REST (Representational State Transfer) architectural style and allows for interaction with RESTful web services.

Commonly used in Software Development, Web Development

RESTful Services

Web services that adhere to the REST architectural style, allowing for interaction with RESTful web services through a uniform and predefined set of stateless operations.

Commonly used in Software Development, Web Development

RESTful Web Services

Services that follow the REST architectural principles, allowing for interaction with RESTful APIs over HTTP with standard verbs like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE.

Commonly used in Web Development, APIs

Retention Policy

Policies employed by organizations to determine what data should be stored or archived, for how long, and when it should be deleted.

Commonly used in Database, Security

Retina Display

A brand name used by Apple for its series of IPS LCD and OLED displays that have a higher pixel density than traditional Apple displays.

Commonly used in Hardware, Consumer Electronics

Retrofitting

The process of adding new technology or features to older systems.

Commonly used in General IT, Upgrades

Return on Investment (ROI)

A measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment, comparing the magnitude and timing of gains from an investment to its cost.

Commonly used in General IT, Business

Return on Investment (ROI) Analysis

A calculation used to assess the efficiency of an investment or to compare the efficiencies of several different investments.

Commonly used in Business, Financial Analysis

Reverse Engineering

The process of extracting knowledge or design information from anything man-made and reproducing it or reproducing anything based on the extracted information.

Commonly used in Security, Software Development

Reverse Engineering Software

The process of deconstructing software’s binaries to understand its composition, functionality, and operation. This can be done for various purposes, including security analysis, debugging, and compatibility development.

Commonly used in Software Development, Security

Reverse Lookup

The process of querying a DNS to determine the domain name associated with an IP address.

Commonly used in Networking, Internet

Reverse Proxy

A type of proxy server that retrieves resources on behalf of a client from one or more servers. These resources are then returned to the client as if they originated from the proxy server itself.

Commonly used in Networking, Security

Revision Control

The management of changes to documents, computer programs, large web sites, and other collections of information.

Commonly used in Software Development, Version Control

Revision Control System (RCS)

A software tool that allows multiple users to work on a set of files, recording changes to those files and allowing for the reversion to previous versions.

Commonly used in Software Development, Version Control

RFI (Request for Information)

A standard business process whose purpose is to collect written information about the capabilities of various suppliers.

Commonly used in Business, Procurement

RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification)

Uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. The tags contain electronically stored information.

Commonly used in General IT, Hardware

RFID Tag

A small object, such as an adhesive sticker, that can be attached to or incorporated into a product for the purpose of identification using radio waves.

Commonly used in Hardware, Security

RFP (Request for Proposal)

A document that solicits proposal, often made through a bidding process, by an agency or company interested in procurement of a commodity, service, or valuable asset.

Commonly used in Business, Procurement

RGB (Red, Green, Blue)

A color model in which red, green, and blue light are added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors.

Commonly used in Hardware, Design

RGB Color Model

A color model in which red, green, and blue light are added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors seen on digital displays.

Commonly used in Design, Hardware

Right to Repair

A movement advocating for legislation that would allow consumers the ability to repair and modify their own electronic devices.

Commonly used in General IT, Legal

Ring Topology

A network configuration where each node is connected to two other nodes, forming a single continuous pathway for signals through each node – a ring.

Commonly used in Networking, Computer Networks

RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)

A computer’s microprocessor architecture that allows fewer cycles per instruction (CPI) than a complex instruction set computer (CISC).

Commonly used in Hardware, Computer Architecture

RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing)

A computer architecture design philosophy that emphasizes a smaller set of simple and efficient instructions, often resulting in faster performance.

Commonly used in Hardware

RISC-V

An open standard instruction set architecture (ISA) based on established reduced instruction set computing (RISC) principles.

Commonly used in Hardware, Computer Architecture

Risk Analysis

The process of identifying and analyzing potential issues that could negatively impact key business initiatives or projects.

Commonly used in Security, Business Continuity

Risk Assessment

Risk assessment is the process of evaluating potential risks and their impacts on an organization’s operations, assets, or projects, typically followed by the identification and implementation of risk mitigation strategies.

Commonly used in General IT, Risk Management, Security

Risk Management

Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and impact of unforeseen events.

Commonly used in General IT, Business Operations, Security

Risk Mitigation

Strategies and techniques used to manage and minimize risks to an acceptable level.

Commonly used in Security, Risk Management

Robot Framework

An open-source automation framework for acceptance testing, acceptance test-driven development (ATDD), and robotic process automation (RPA).

Commonly used in Software Development, Testing

Robotic Automation

Robotic automation is the use of robots or robotic systems to automate tasks, processes, or workflows in various industries and applications, reducing manual labor, improving efficiency, and enhancing productivity and safety in operations.

Commonly used in Robotics, Automation, Manufacturing

Robotic Process Automation

Robotic process automation (RPA) is the use of software robots or artificial intelligence to automate repetitive tasks and business processes, improving efficiency, accuracy, and scalability while reducing human intervention.

Commonly used in AI, Automation, Business Processes

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

The technology that allows anyone today to configure computer software, or a “robot” to emulate and integrate the actions of a human interacting within digital systems to execute a business process.

Commonly used in AI, Business Automation

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Tools

Software platforms that provide tools for configuring task automation scripts, which emulate human actions interacting with digital systems to execute business processes.

Commonly used in AI, Business Automation

Robotics

The interdisciplinary field of engineering and science focused on designing, building, and programming robots to perform tasks autonomously or semi-autonomously.

Commonly used in General IT, AI

Robustness

The ability of a computer system to cope with errors during execution and to handle erroneous input.

Commonly used in Software Development, Quality Assurance

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

A method of regulating access to computer or network resources based on the roles of individual users within an enterprise.

Commonly used in Security, Cybersecurity

Root

In computer file systems, the top-most directory in which all other directories and files reside. In networking, the initial authoritative name server. In mathematics and algorithms, the fundamental part from which the rest of the structure derives.

Commonly used in General IT, Networking, Algorithms

Root Analysis

The process of discovering the root cause of a problem or issue.

Commonly used in Quality Assurance, Problem Solving

Root Cause Analysis

Root cause analysis (RCA) is a problem-solving technique used to identify the underlying causes of an issue or problem, aiming to prevent its recurrence by addressing the fundamental factors contributing to its occurrence.

Commonly used in General IT, Problem Solving, Quality Management

Root Certificate

A public key certificate that identifies the Root Certificate Authority (CA).

Commonly used in Security, Cybersecurity

Root Directory

The first or top-most directory in a hierarchy. It can be likened to the root of a tree — the starting point where all branches originate.

Commonly used in Operating Systems, File Systems

Root Domain

The highest hierarchical level of a domain name which is under the control of a particular organization or individual.

Commonly used in Networking, Web Development