Alphabet Soup
MFA / 2FA
Multi-factor-authentication / Two-factor-authentication
This is the 'messenger' by which two software systems can talk to each other and swap data over the internet.
API - Application Programming Interface
A value given to a ticket that quantitatively measures how long it will take to complete considering complexity.
Story Points
This scam uses fake emails pretending to be a trusted company to trick you into handing over your password.
Phishing
This is the industry term for when an AI confidently states something false as if it were true.
Hallucination
WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get
Most modern integrations pass data in this lightweight, curly-brace-filled format.
{
"field": "value"
}
JSON - JavaScript Object Notation
A fixed length of time defined for a development team to complete a grouping of tasks. Normally repeated at a defined interval.
Sprint
This type of malware locks or encrypts your files and demands payment to unlock them.
Ransomware
This is the name for the instructions or question you type to get an AI to do something.
Prompt
SQL
Structured Query Language
The specific URL an API exposes that you send your request to.
An Endpoint
The ongoing activity of adding detail and estimates to backlog items is called this.
Grooming
Manipulating a person instead of hacking a computer, like a fake IT call asking for your login, is called this.
Social Engineering
Unlike a chatbot that just answers, this kind of AI can actually take actions for you — sending emails, updating files, running steps on its own.
AI Agent
CDN
Content Delivery Network
The HTTP status code 429 means you've exceeded this.
Rate Limit
Nickname for the shortcuts and 'we'll fix it later' quick fixes that slow a development team down over time.
Technical Debt
The padlock in your browser bar means the site is using this secure protocol.
HTTPS - Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
The 'GPT' in ChatGPT stands for this mouthful.
Generative Pre-trained Transformer
CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
The 'don't call us, we'll call you' of integrations. This event triggers an automatic message to your URL.
Webhook
Finish the first Agile Manifesto value: 'Individuals and interactions over ___.'
Processes and Tools
A software flaw that attackers exploit before the vendor has a patch.
Zero-day vulnerability
Daily Double!!
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The best-practice safety approach where a person reviews AI output before it's used is called this.