Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
• out of this world: Extremely good or impressive; extraordinary.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• watch this space: Keep watching or waiting for more information.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• plan out: To think about and decide on the details of something you want to do in the future.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• in parallel: Done at the same time; simultaneously.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• intellectual property: Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
• wall in: To surround something tightly with walls or barriers.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• out of the box: Thinking in an original or creative way.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• in the loop: Being kept informed about something.
• serve with: To present food alongside another dish.
• build in: To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• for seconds: For a short period of time measured in seconds.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• start up: A newly established business.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• under the hood: Beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• air traffic controller: A person responsible for directing aircraft traffic to ensure safety.
• run across: To meet someone or find something by chance
• deliver up to: To hand over someone to an authority, usually for punishment.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• performance: Act of doing something
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• optical: Concerning vision or helping people see
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• bandwidth: Data transmission rate over the internet
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• torch: Light or flame to be carried in the hand
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
• idle: (Of engine) to be running but not moving the car
• encryption: Scrambling data into a code so it is hard to read
• software: Computer applications and systems
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• workload: Work you are expected to do in a specified time
• cloud: To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• latency: State of being not yet evident or active
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• titanium: Light, extremely strong, whitish silver metal
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• bottleneck: Become narrow, like a bottleneck
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
• cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
• micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
• foundational: Being the base or important starting point
• substrate: A substance which a catalyst has an effect on
• throughput: Amount of data passing through a system
• sandbox: A box with sand shaped to mold metal
• watt: Standard unit used to measure electrical power
• runtime: Length of time a machine operates