Methods which indicate the desired action to be performed on a given resource.

"HTTP defines a set of request methods, including GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and PATCH, each serving a different purpose in terms of interacting with resources."

An operator that operates on a single operand, often used to perform simple transformations or calculations, such as negation or incrementation.

"The '-' symbol is a unary operator used for negation in arithmetic expressions."

To use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system or to solve a problem in a clever or non-obvious way.

"Hackers often exploit vulnerabilities in software to access private information, but 'hacking' can also refer to creative problem solving."

CI and CD stand for continuous integration and continuous delivery/continuous deployment. CI/CD bridges the gaps between development and operation activities and teams by enforcing automation in building, testing and deployment of applications.

"CI/CD pipelines automate the process of software delivery, making it easier to integrate changes into the production environment."

A lightweight data-interchange format that is easy for humans to read and write and easy for machines to parse and generate.

"JSON is often used to transmit data between a server and web application as text."