Glossary of technical terms

Each entry gives a concise definition condensed from an official RFC, specification, or standard API. Every entry names its official source and links to its canonical reference. Where no official source has been verified, the entry reads Pending official source and is left blank.

An interface through which software components request services or data from one another, as specified by the relevant platform or standard documentation.

Source: MDN Web Docs (Mozilla), https://developer.mozilla.org/

The application-layer protocol for transmitting hypermedia documents, defined in the IETF RFC series.

Source: IETF RFC 9110, https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110

A numeric identifier assigned to a network interface for communication at the Internet Protocol layer, as defined in IETF RFC 791.

Source: IETF RFC 791, https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc791

A lightweight text format for structured data interchange, specified in IETF RFC 8259.

Source: IETF RFC 8259, https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8259

A cryptographic protocol providing privacy and data integrity for communications over a network, specified in IETF RFC 8446.

Source: IETF RFC 8446, https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8446

A binary instruction format for a stack-based virtual machine, specified by the W3C WebAssembly working group.

Source: W3C WebAssembly Specification, https://www.w3.org/TR/wasm-core-2/