Glossary
Clear definitions and contextual insights for software, AI, and project design terminology.
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AI Agent
An autonomous software entity that perceives its environment through sensors, makes decisions, and executes actions using tools.
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MCP
Model Context Protocol: An open standard created by Anthropic that enables secure integrations between LLMs and external data sources or tools.
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PMBOK
Project Management Body of Knowledge: A collection of processes, best practices, terminologies, and guidelines compiled by the PMI.
Product Discovery
The iterative process of deeply understanding user needs, defining key problems, and validating feature solutions before writing production code.
Prompt Engineering
The practice of structuring, refining, and optimizing textual inputs to instruct generative AI models to produce desired outputs.
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RAG
Retrieval-Augmented Generation: A technique to improve LLM accuracy by retrieving relevant documents from an external source before generating a response.
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Shopify
A global commerce platform hosting digital and physical storefronts, supporting localized translations, checkouts, and custom apps.