Buzzword Glossary

Browse 5 buzzword terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

5 Buzzword Terms

Blockchain
A blockchain is a distributed, append-only digital ledger that records transactions across a peer-to-peer network without a central authority. Each block...
Disrupt
Originally (Christensen): to fundamentally change a market by introducing a simpler, cheaper alternative that initially targets overlooked segments. Currently:...
Microservices
Microservices is an architectural style that structures an application as a collection of small, independent services, each running in its own process and...
Product-Led Growth
A business strategy where the product itself is the primary driver of customer acquisition, conversion, and expansion. Users try the product for free, love it,...
Scalability
The ability of a system, network, or process to handle a growing amount of work by adding resources. In startup pitch decks, it's the claim that your business...

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