Glossary

Warning

This section is not yet complete, but I’m aiming to complete all of them by end-of-year 2022. Check-in once in a while for updates.

API

Application Programming Interface.

AWS

Amazon Web Services.

Azure

Microsoft Azure (Cloud Computing Services).

CD

Continuous Delivery.

CI

Continuous Integration.

CI/CD

Continuous Integration - Continuous Delivery.

CNCF

Cloud Native Computing Foundation.

CPU

Central Processing Unit.

CWD

Current Working Directory.

DIND

Docker-in-Docker.

EC2

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud.

FOSS

Free Open Source Software.

GCP

Google Cloud Platform.

IAC

Infrastructure as Code.

ID

Identity.

IPC

Inter-Process Communication.

IT

Information Technology.

ITS

Information Technology Services.

K8S

Kubernetes.

KIND

Kubernetes-in-Docker.

MAC

Media Access Control.

OS

Operating System.

PC

Personal Computer.

PWD

Present Working Directory.

QA

Quality Assurance.

RAM

Random Access Memory.

SSH

Secure Shell.

TAG

Technical Advisory Group.

TOC

Technical Oversight Committee.

UDS

Unix Domain Socket.

UID

User Identity.

USB

Universal Serial Bus.

VM

Virtual Machine.

VMM

Virtual Machine Monitor.