Vocabulary

• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• such as: For example; like
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• on demand: Whenever requested or needed.
• turn on
• log on: To gain access to a computer or network by entering a username and password.
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• instance: An example of something; case
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• versatile: Having many uses or skills
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• expire: To breathe out
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• option: A choice
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• persistence: Determination to keep doing even if it is hard
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
• insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
• replica: An exact copy of something
• hash: A mixture of meat, potatoes, and vegetables cut into small pieces and baked or fried
• datum: Item of factual information
• snapshot: A photograph, especially an informal one
• latency: State of being not yet evident or active
• increment: Amount by which something is increased
• socket: Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
• durability: Product made to withstand repeated use
• setup: Way something is organized or arranged
• configure: To construct or arrange in a certain way
• eviction: Action by a landlord compelling a tenant to leave
• throughput: Amount of data passing through a system