# Glossary

Application: Computer program designed to solve specific problems for users.
Client: Software which requests services from a server.
Cloud computing: The delivery of computing services over the Internet.
Control flow: The order in which individual instructions are executed or evaluated.
Database: A collection of structured data, organized for efficient storage.
Dependency: A software library or module required by another software module.
Encapsulation: Tightly coupling data and functions; data hiding.
Event: A message indicating that something has happened; often used to trigger actions from external sources e.g., user input.
Functional programming: Constructing programs by composing and combining functions.
HTML: Hypertext Markup Language, used in describing web pages.
IDE: Integrated Development Environment; programming environment.
JSON: JavaScript Object Notation. A common network data format.
Library: A collection of precompiled resources that a program can use.
Markdown: A lightweight markup language for creating formatting text.
NoSQL: Storage and retrieval of data without tabular relations.
Object-oriented programming: Programs as a collection of objects with properties and behaviours.
Progressive Web App: Web applications that load like regular web pages, but offer functionality such as working offline, push notifications, and device hardware access.
Recursion: A function that calls itself, often used in algorithms.
Repository: A storage location for software packages, modules or libraries.
Server: Software which manages access to a centralized network resource.
Service: Software designed to support machine-to-machine interaction.
Standard Library: The library included in implementations of a programming language.
SQL: Structured Query Language, used in managing relational databases.
TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
TOML: Tom's Obvious, Minimal Language. A configuration file format.
YAML: YAML Ain't Markup Language. A human-readable file format.