A programming paradigm in which the program statements describe the data to be matched and the processing required rather than defining a sequence of steps to be taken.
"Data-driven programming allows applications to be more dynamic, as the behavior can change based on the data."
A set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality.
"DevOps practices include automated testing, continuous integration, and infrastructure as code to improve collaboration and efficiency."
The act of obtaining a version of source code from a repository in version control systems.
"To start working on the latest code, you need to checkout the master branch from the repository."
A computing device with software or firmware designed to provide a specific computing resource.
"A network firewall appliance is dedicated to protecting a computer network from unauthorized access."