Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• allow for: To take into consideration
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• plug in
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• tie into: To connect or relate something to a larger subject or system.
• plug into: To connect an electrical device to a power source.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
• fabric: Cloth or material
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• performance: Act of doing something
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• holistic: Involving all of something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• business: A company formed for making profit
• swamp: Area of land that is wet or covered with water
• part: Division of a book
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• iceberg: Very large mass of floating ice in the sea
• datum: Item of factual information
• catalog: Book of items that are available for purchase
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• constrain: To make someone do something by strong persuasion
• query: Question asked in order to remove doubts
• agnostic: Person who is undecided about the existence of God
• snowflake: A single crystal of snow
• oracle: Wise person who tells the future
• vector: Math a quantity that has both size and direction
• handcuff: Police object used to restrain hands of criminals