Glossary

Application Programming Interface (API): software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. APIs are an accessible way to extract and share data within and across organizations.

CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

Graphical User Interface (GUI): a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicators.

Git:version control system that tracks changes in a set of source files.

Github:platform for software development and version control.

HTML:Hypertext Markup Language

Interest: money paid regularly at a given rate for the use of money lent.

Machine Language (ML): a branch of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science which focuses on the use of data and algorithms to imitate the way humans learn, gradually improving its accuracy.

Natural Language Processing (NLP): ML technology that gives computers the ability to interpret, manipulate, and comprehend human language.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): authentication method were a user must provide to or more pieces of evidence to access a given system.

Rewards Credit Card: credit cards which offer you some type of “reward”—typically cash back, points, or travel miles—for every dollar you spend, sometimes up to certain limits.