Website Development Glossary
Website Development
PHP
PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language used to form dynamic web pages, fast. A great choice for both front and back end developers to add to their arsenal (but especially the latter), it’s behind such web giants as WordPress and Facebook. PHP makes it quick and easy to expand web apps and run websites that […]
Website Development
Pixel (px)
Picture Element – the smallest unit of a point on a display device. Commonly used to measure the dimensions of a graphic image. For example: 800px by 600px.
Agile Methodology
Planning Poker
An approach to estimation used by Agile teams. Each team member “plays” a card bearing a numerical value corresponding to a point estimation for a user story.
Development Operations (DevOps)
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
Provides languages, libraries, services, and tools that allow developers to build and deploy applications in the cloud without worrying about underlying OS-level infrastructure (or below).
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Plugin
Plugins are a type of software that extend functionality or add specific features to other software. WordPress has tons of plugins available from third-party developers that you can use on the website, from shopping to image galleries to contact forms, etc.
Website Development
Plugin
Software apps that “plug in” to a Content Management System such as WordPress to allow you to add new features and extend the functionality.
eCommerce
Point of Sale (POS)
the place at which goods are retailed – in store, ecommerce or the like
eCommerce
Point-of-sale (POS) system
POS is software that lets an online store accept transactions, manage inventory, add products, process payments, and send receipts digitally. For physical stores, this can also be a piece of machinery that has a register, till, and card reader.
Agile Methodology
Points (estimates in)
Agile teams generally prefer to express estimates in units other than the time-honored “man-hours.” Possibly the most widespread unit is “story points.”
Web3
PoS- Proof of Stake
a consensus mechanism that requires nodes, called validators, to stake a set amount of cryptocurrency on the blockchain in order to verify transactions and mint blocks. If a validator approves fraudulent transactions, then a portion of their stake will be slashed.
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Post Type
A Post Type is a way to structure content on your website. For example, “blog” is a post type as is “staff” or “portfolio.” It’s an easy way to differentiate content, and often your theme will style post types according to their purpose. Using the same example, post types could be styled so a blog […]
Web3
Potentially Promising
first used by Elon Musk to refer to planned upgrades to Dogecoin. Referring to something as being potentially promising quickly caught on, being used both sarcastically and in a serious manner, albeit tongue-in-cheek.
Web3
PoW- Proof of Work
a consensus mechanism that requires miners to complete complex mathematical puzzles in order to verify transactions and mint blocks. When a miner correctly solves a puzzle, they gain access to mint the next block and receive the corresponding block reward and transaction fees.
Web3
Private Key
an alphanumeric passcode required to withdraw assets from a blockchain wallet and authorize digital transactions. Because these private keys are long and difficult to memorize, wallets will generally associate them with a seed or recovery phrase that is easier to remember.
Agile Methodology
Product Backlog
A product backlog is a list of the new features, changes to existing features, bug fixes, infrastructure changes or other activities that a team may deliver in order to achieve a specific outcome.
Agile Methodology
Product Owner
The product owner is a role created by the Scrum Framework responsible for making sure the team delivers the desired outcome.
Development Operations (DevOps)
Production
The final stage in a deployment pipeline where the software will be used by the intended audience.
Agile Methodology
Project Chartering
A high-level summary of the project’s key success factors displayed on one wall of the team room as a flipchart-sized sheet of paper.
Website Development
Propagation
DNS propagation is a term used to describe the time period required for changes to your domain name server’s settings to take effect. It may take as long as 48 hours for internet service provider nodes across the world to update their caches with your updated DNS information. If you are launching a new website […]
Web3
Protocol
the foundational software layer of a program. Protocol has become a general term used to refer to both layer 1 blockchain networks and the layer 2 applications built on top of them — Bitcoin, Ethereum, Uniswap, and Lightning Network can all be considered protocols.
Web3
Public Key
uses to point to your wallet address, this is an alphanumeric code that serves as the address for a blockchain wallet, similar to a bank account number. Other users can send digital assets to your wallet via your public key, but only you can access your wallet’s contents by using the corresponding private key.