Agile Methodology Glossary
Agile Methodology
Given When Then
The Given-When-Then formula is a template intended to guide the writing of acceptance tests for a User Story: (Given) some context, (When) some action is carried out, (Then) a particular set of observable consequences should obtain.
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GMI
short for “gonna make it.” This term is frequently thrown around on Twitter to voice support for a project or person.
Website Development
Go
Go is Google’s dedicated programming language. A newcomer to the scene, it boasts excellent integration, good readability and ease of use, and solves a lot of problems that other languages can’t. As new languages go, this one is very promising. Plus, we all know Google is King of the Web right now, so it pays […]
WordPress CMS
Gravatar
A Gravatar is an avatar (name and image) associated with your email that you can create on the main Gravatar website. Now I’m sure you’re asking, what does this have to do with WordPress? Well WordPress uses avatars for authors who write yoru blog posts, for readers when they leave comments, for customers who leave […]
eCommerce
Growth hacking
Growth hacking is a marketing approach that blends analytics, traditional marketing, and product engineering to sell products, advertise services, and gain exposure rapidly. Read more about growing a store in this guide.
Website Development
GTM
Google Tag Manager is a tag management system that includes the same functionality as global site tags, and lets you configure and instantly deploy tags on your website or mobile app from an easy to use web-based user interface.
WordPress CMS
Gutenberg
Gutenberg is the no-code content builder included within WordPress by default. With it you can use content “blocks” to design layouts for your posts and pages (and depending on your WordPress theme, even your header and footer sections too).
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Gwei
a denomination of ether used as the unit of measure for Ethereum gas prices. 10^9 gwei = 1 ether.
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Hard Fork
a fundamental change to a blockchain that is not compatible with the existing protocol, requiring the formation of a new chain.
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Hash Rate
also referred to as hash power, this is the rate at which a computer can generate guesses to a cryptographic puzzle. Hash rate can also refer to the overall power being used by the entire network on a proof of work blockchain.
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Hashing
the process of taking an input of any size and producing a corresponding fingerprint of a fixed-length. Hashing allows a set of data to be secured, stored, and recalled using a unique identifier code. This is the backbone of blockchain technology, allowing data and transactions to be verified and stored in a secure manner.
WordPress CMS
Header
Your Header is the top of your website. This usually features your logo, a navigation menu, maybe an icon for your search or a shopping cart (if your website also has a store) and possibly even a notification bar.
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HFSP- Have Fun Staying Poor
a phrase commonly aimed at individuals who do not own any cryptocurrencies, or don’t believe in the value of a certain asset.
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HODL
an expression meaning “hold” and frequently taken to be an acronym for Hold On for Dear Life. This term actually began its life as a typo on an old forum, Bitcointalk.org, where user GameKyuuby explained that he was “HODLING” his bitcoin as the price dropped. The misspelling quickly caught on and is still used today.
WordPress CMS
Host and Hosting
A Host or Web Host is a company that manages servers. To have a self-hosted website using WordPress you’ll need to purchase a Hosting plan from a reputable web host.
Website Development
Hosting
The web servers where your website files are housed, served, and maintained. A web server is a computer running web server software connected to the internet that allows visitors to access a website through an Internet-connected web browser or mobile device.
WordPress CMS
htaccess
htaccess is a WordPress configuration file that defines how your web server operates important aspects of your website. This includes (but is not limited to) setting a site language, enabling SSL, managing url redirects, etc.
Website Development
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the markup language that is used to construct web pages and display content like text, images, video and links on the web. It’s often used in conjunction with other languages that allow the web developer to add functionality, such as CSS, PHP and JavaScript.
Website Development
HTML
Hand in hand with JavaScript is CSS and HTML – together they make up the holy trinity of front end web development. HTML (Hyper Text Mark Up Language) is the language of web browsers – what websites are made with. CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) makes them look cool and better than those awful sites from […]
Website Development
HTTPS
HTTP layered with Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols. With HTTPS any data that you send from your computer will be encrypted and will only be decrypted once it has safely arrived at your intended location. For more information take a look at our blog post on online browsing security.
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ICO- Initial Coin Offering
the selling of tokens to the public in order to raise capital for a crypto-based project . ICOs are a crowdfunding approach, similar to a traditional company’s IPO.