Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in terms of
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• at length: In detail; fully
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• not limited to: Including something but also allowing other things; not restricted to.
• by example: Through demonstration or serving as a model.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• have to: Must do
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• shift: To change in position or direction
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• important: Having power or authority
• sprint: To race or move at full speed
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• usage: Amount something is used
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• person: Man, woman or child
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• product: Item that can be bought
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
• token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
• artifact: Object made by humans, e.g. ancient tool
• visibility: Quality of being able to be seen, as at a distance
• entrench: To make an opinion fixed so it is hard to change
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• skunk: Animal that emits a bad smell when frightened
• op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'