The crowdsourced dictionary for developers. Find definitions for technical terms, programming jargon, and more. Follow for news & daily developer terms! https://devterms.com · https://github.com/aelew/devterms Posts automated by @aelew.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mlx3unmse722💡 Today's word of the day is token! A string of characters that represents a significant piece of data. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/token16 May 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlx3unmse722https://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mlulfqjgsb2u💡 Today's word of the day is time-sharing! A technique used in computing to allow multiple users to share a single computer simultaneously by interleaving processes or tasks, providing the illusion of concurrent ex… #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/time--sharing15 May 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlulfqjgsb2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mls2wttk4j22💡 Today's word of the day is virtual machine! A software-based emulation of a physical computer that runs an operating system and applications, providing an isolated and sandboxed environment with its own virtualiz… #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/virtual-machine14 May 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mls2wttk4j22https://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mlpkhrmftl2q💡 Today's word of the day is include guard! A preprocessor directive used in C and C++ programming to prevent a header file from being included more than once in a single compilation. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/include-guard13 May 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpkhrmftl2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mlmzyycvkq2g💡 Today's word of the day is development hell! A term used to describe a project, particularly in software development, that remains in development for an especially long time, either moving between different tasks… #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/development-hell12 May 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmzyycvkq2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mlkjk336ff2j💡 Today's word of the day is allocation! The process of assigning blocks of memory for various data structures or variables. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/allocation11 May 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkjk336ff2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mlhz34m4ny2m💡 Today's word of the day is include guard! A preprocessor directive used in C and C++ programming to prevent a header file from being included more than once in a single compilation. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/include-guard10 May 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhz34m4ny2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mlfim7rgqp22💡 Today's word of the day is monospace! A font in which each character occupies the same amount of horizontal space. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/monospace09 May 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfim7rgqp22https://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mlcy5c6luz2m💡 Today's word of the day is semaphore! A synchronization primitive used to control access to a shared resource by multiple processes or threads, allowing only a specified number to access it concurrently. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/semaphore08 May 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcy5c6luz2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mlahof7iip22💡 Today's word of the day is Flux! An application architecture for building user interfaces, developed by Facebook, that utilizes a unidirectional data flow. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/flux07 May 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlahof7iip22https://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3ml5x7hfugu24💡 Today's word of the day is vector graphics! A type of graphic that uses mathematical descriptions of shapes and paths to represent images, allowing for scalability and resolution independence, often used for illu… #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/vector-graphics06 May 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5x7hfugu24https://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3ml3fz242il2h💡 Today's word of the day is LOLCODE! An esoteric programming language inspired by lolspeak, the language expressed in memes of the LOLcats. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/lolcode05 May 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3fz242il2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mkyvk5nkjh2w💡 Today's word of the day is minify! The process of removing all unnecessary characters from source code without changing its functionality. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/minify04 May 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyvk5nkjh2whttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mkwf37mwdh2q💡 Today's word of the day is Handlebars.js! A popular templating engine for JavaScript, allowing developers to build semantic templates effectively with minimal logic. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/handlebars.js03 May 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwf37mwdh2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mktumcdzep2s💡 Today's word of the day is VM (Virtual Machine)! A software emulation of a physical computer that runs an operating system and applications just like a physical computer. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/vm-(virtual-machine)02 May 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktumcdzep2shttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mkre5edcrd2e💡 Today's word of the day is ColorZilla! A browser extension for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome that assists web developers and graphic designers with color related tasks. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/colorzilla01 May 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkre5edcrd2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mkotohsuoz2u💡 Today's word of the day is cache! A hardware or software component that stores data so future requests for that data can be served faster. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/cache30 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkotohsuoz2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mkmd7ifupu2p💡 Today's word of the day is SLOC! Source Lines of Code, a measure used to evaluate the size or complexity of a software program by counting the number of lines in the source code. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/sloc29 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmd7ifupu2phttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mkjsqlzq2h2s💡 Today's word of the day is OAuth! An open standard for access delegation, commonly used as a way for Internet users to grant websites or applications access to their information on other websites but without givi… #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/oauth28 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjsqlzq2h2shttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mkhcbnzku72p💡 Today's word of the day is build up! The process of gradually adding components or elements to a system, often referring to the accumulation of software code or features. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/build-up27 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhcbnzku72phttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mkersr54iy2g💡 Today's word of the day is PCB (Process Control Block)! A data structure in the operating system kernel containing the information needed to manage the scheduling of a particular process. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/pcb-(process-control-block)26 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkersr54iy2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mkcbdt7z5g24💡 Today's word of the day is Object-Relational Mapping (ORM)! A programming technique for converting data between incompatible type systems in object-oriented programming languages. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/object--relational-mapping-(orm)25 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcbdt7z5g24https://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mk7quw7kwa2g💡 Today's word of the day is declarative programming! A programming paradigm that expresses the logic of a computation without describing its control flow. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/declarative-programming24 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7quw7kwa2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mk5afzsuj62r💡 Today's word of the day is static (Java keyword)! A Java keyword used to define a variable or method that belongs to the class itself, rather than to instances of the class, often used for constants or utility me… #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/static-(java-keyword)23 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5afzsuj62rhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mk2px3te3f2q💡 Today's word of the day is compression! The process of encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation to reduce the size of data for storage, handling, and transmitting content. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/compression22 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2px3te3f2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mjy7i63ktb2j💡 Today's word of the day is tester! A person responsible for testing software applications or systems to identify defects, verify that they meet specified requirements, and ensure they function correctly. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/tester21 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjy7i63ktb2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mjvoz62kqg2m💡 Today's word of the day is immutable object! An object whose state cannot be modified after it is created. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/immutable-object20 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvoz62kqg2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mjt6kcaxqm25💡 Today's word of the day is README! A document providing important information about a project, its setup, and how to use it, typically included with the source code of software projects. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/readme19 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjt6kcaxqm25https://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mjqo3gk7ny2h💡 Today's word of the day is bogosort! A highly inefficient sorting algorithm based on the generate and test paradigm, also known as stupid sort. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/bogosort18 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqo3gk7ny2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/devterms.com/post/3mjo5mitknm2x💡 Today's word of the day is client! A piece of computer hardware or software that accesses a service made available by a server. #coding #developers #buildinpublic https://devterms.com/define/client17 Apr 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:itup7b2xsumhcmnm755cplt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjo5mitknm2x