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55* ** ABI** : [ Application Binary Interface] [ ] - Defines the interface between two binary program modules.
66* ** AFAICT** : As Far As I Can Tell.
7+ * ** AFAICT** : As Far As I Can Tell.
8+ * ** AFAIK** : As Far As I Know.
79* ** AFAIK** : As Far As I Know.
810* ** API** : [ Application Programming Interface] [ ] - A set of rules and protocols that allows different software
911 applications to communicate with each other. APIs are used to enable integration between different systems.
1012* ** ASAP** : As Soon As Possible.
13+ * ** ASLR** : Address Space Layout Randomization. A security technique that randomizes memory addresses to prevent certain attacks.
14+ * ** Backport** : The process of applying a fix or feature from a newer branch to an older supported
15+ branch (e.g., applying a security fix to an LTS release).
16+ * ** BE** ([ Big Endian] ): Byte order in which the most significant byte is stored first in memory.
17+ Opposite of ** LE** (Little Endian).
1118* ** BE** : Big [ Endian] [ ] - A Byte Order where the largest bit comes first. The opposite of ** LE** .
1219* ** Bootstrap** : Early phase in the Node.js process startup - sets up the execution environment and loads internal
1320 modules.
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7380 contain data and code to manipulate that data. OOP languages include features such as encapsulation, inheritance,
7481 and polymorphism.
7582* ** PPC** : [ PowerPC] [ ] - A type of microprocessor architecture.
76- * ** PTAL** : Please Take A Look.
7783* ** Primordials** : Pristine built-ins in JavaScript that are not affected by prototype pollution.
7884* ** Prototype Pollution** : Process in which a user mutating object prototypes affects other code.
85+ * ** PTAL** : Please Take A Look.
7986* ** RAII** : [ Resource Acquisition Is Initialization] [ ] - Programming idiom used to manage resources in C++.
8087* ** REPL** : [ Read Evaluate Print Loop] [ ] - Environment for interactive programming.
8188* ** RFC** : [ Request For Comments] [ ] - A Document used in standardization processes.
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