Glossary
Glossary
Plain meanings of the terms that come up in quotes and meetings. Each with a definition and an everyday example.
M
- MVP
- An MVP is the smallest working first version of a product that lets you test an idea with real users.
O
- OAuth
- OAuth is an authorization standard that lets an app access limited data in another account with your permission, without ever seeing your password.
P
- Prototype
- A prototype is a clickable model of a website or app, made before any code is written.
- Push notification
- A push notification is a short message an app sends to a phone screen, even when the user is not using the app at that moment.
- PWA (progressive web app)
- A PWA is a website that can be added to a phone's home screen, partly works offline and behaves like an app.
R
- Responsive design
- Responsive design means a website rearranges itself to fit phone, tablet and desktop screens.
- REST API
- A REST API is the most common kind of API, where programs exchange data through web addresses and standard HTTP commands.
S
- SaaS
- SaaS is software you use over the internet without installing anything, usually paid for with a monthly or yearly subscription.
- SEO
- SEO is the work that helps your website show up in search engines such as Google for the searches that matter to you.
- Sitemap
- A sitemap is a file that gives search engines a list of the important pages on your website.
- SLA (service level agreement)
- An SLA is an agreement that sets out, in measurable terms, what service a provider delivers, how fast and to what standard.
- SSL
- SSL is a certificate that encrypts the connection between a visitor and your website. The address starts with https.
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