Jargon Translations
Use these mappings to keep technical meaning while improving readability.
| Technical Term | Plain English |
|---|---|
| API | connection point between systems |
| Database | central data storage |
| Microservice | small independent application component |
| Container | packaged runtime unit |
| Latency | response delay |
| Throughput | processing capacity over time |
| Refactor | improve internal structure without changing outcome |
| Technical debt | deferred maintenance work |
| Incident response | organized process to handle security/service events |
| Dependency upgrade | update a supporting software component |