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* **API**: [Application Programming Interface][] - A set of rules and protocols that allows different software
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applications to communicate with each other. APIs are used to enable integration between different systems.
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* **ASAP**: As Soon As Possible.
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* **ASLR**: Address Space Layout Randomization. A security technique that randomizes memory addresses to prevent certain attacks.
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* **BE**: Big [Endian][] - A Byte Order where the largest bit comes first. The opposite of **LE**.
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* **Bootstrap**: Early phase in the Node.js process startup - sets up the execution environment and loads internal
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* **IETF**: [Internet Engineering Task Force][] - An international community responsible for developing and promoting
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Internet standards.
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* **IIRC**: If I Recall Correctly.
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* **AFAICT**: As Far As I Can Tell.
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* **AFAIK**: As Far As I Know.
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* **IIUC**: If I Understand Correctly.
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* **IMHO**: In My Humble/Honest Opinion.
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* **IMO**: In My Opinion.
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* **WHATWG**: [Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group][] - Community developing web standards.
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* **WIP**: Work In Progress - Unfinished work that may be worth an early look.
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* **WPT**: [web-platform-tests][] - Test suite for web platform APIs.
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* **Backport**: The process of applying a fix or feature from a newer branch to an older supported branch (e.g., applying a security fix to an LTS release).
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* **BE** ([Big Endian]): Byte order in which the most significant byte is stored first in memory. Opposite of **LE** (Little Endian).
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* **Breaking change**: Any change that is not backward compatible and may require users to change their code.
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[Application Binary Interface]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_binary_interface
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[Application Programming Interface]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface

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