Glossary

acyclic

A graph without a cycle.

allocator

A process that allocates resources.

application programming interface (API)

A set of definitions that enable one piece of software to communicate with another.

authenticator

A process that performs authentication.

backend

Software running on a server that is not directly accessed by a user.

bitwise

An operation that modifies the individual bits of binary numeral.

choropleth

A map with areas shaded in proportion to a statistical variable. Also known as a regionmap.

comention

A pair of data items occurring together.

datasource

A connection to a database.

decrypt

To convert encrypted data to plain text.

deserialization

Creating an object from structured data.

formatter

A process that performs formatting.

geohash

An alphanumeric string that encodes a geographic location.

geopoint

A geographic location, typically expressed in latitude and longitude.

heatmap

A graphical data display using colors to represent individual values.

heteroscedastic

The property of a variable whose variability is unequal across the range of values predicted by a second variable.

hostname

A domain name that can be translated into an IP address.

iframe

A frame used to place one HTML document inside another.

jitter

Deviation from standard distribution.

keystore

A repository of security certificates. See truststore.

lossy

A file format that has lost some of the original information.

partitioner

A process that performs partitioning.

picosecond

One thousandth of a nanosecond.

regionmap

A map with areas shaded in proportion to a statistical variable. Also known as a choropleth map.

rollup

An index of preselected fields.

templated

The property of having a preset format.

templating

Applying a template. See templated.

tilemap

A geographic map overlaid with circles keyed to data specified in buckets.

truststore

A repository of certificates issued by Certificate Authorities. See keystore.

truthy

A value that returns true when treated as a Boolean value.

unescaped

Used to describe raw values that have not been encoded to avoid ambiguity.

validator

A process that performs validation.