Edge Glossary

Browse 8 edge terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

8 Edge Terms

Cloudflare Workers: A serverless execution environment that runs JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly at Cloudflare's global network edge, within milliseconds of end users....
Edge AI: Running AI/ML inference directly on edge devices (phones, cameras, sensors, cars) rather than sending data to the cloud. Benefits: lower latency (real-time...
Edge Function: A serverless function that runs at CDN edge locations close to the user, rather than in a centralized cloud region. Executes in lightweight runtimes (V8...
Fly.io: A platform for deploying full-stack applications and databases close to users worldwide using lightweight virtual machines (Firecracker microVMs). Unlike...
Hono: A small, fast, and ultraportable web framework for TypeScript that runs on any JavaScript runtime: Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, Node.js, AWS Lambda, and...
On-Device AI: AI processing that runs directly on a user's device rather than entirely in centralized cloud infrastructure. On-device AI can improve latency, privacy, and...
Reverse Proxy Security: The security of a reverse proxy layer that sits in front of backend services, handling tasks such as TLS termination, routing, authentication integration,...
V8 Isolate: A lightweight, sandboxed instance of the V8 JavaScript engine that provides memory and execution isolation without the overhead of a full container or VM....