Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• instance: An example of something; case
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• consider: To think carefully about something
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• address: Exact street location of a place
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• forward: Toward what is ahead; in front
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• performance: Act of doing something
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• bandwidth: Data transmission rate over the internet
• redundant: Not necessary or needed
• layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
• unit: One apartment in a building
• datum: Item of factual information
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• redundancy: Existence of an already present thing as a backup
• computational: Involving computation or computers
• hierarchical: Separating into varying levels of importance
• lag: Delay between two events
• convergence: When two or more things come together
• unavailable: Not available, accessible, or at hand
• utilization: Making use of something; using
• configure: To construct or arrange in a certain way
• ethernet: Network technology for local area networks