Elixir Glossary
Browse 7 elixir terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
7 Elixir Terms
- Behavior
- In Erlang/Elixir, a module attribute that defines a set of callback functions a module must implement — analogous to interfaces or traits in other languages —...
- Ecto
- A database toolkit and query DSL for Elixir that provides schemas, changesets for validation, and composable queries without the 'magic' of traditional ORMs....
- GenServer
- A generic server behavior module in Erlang/OTP and Elixir that abstracts the common client-server interaction pattern, handling synchronous and asynchronous...
- Phoenix
- A productive web framework for the Elixir language, built on the Erlang VM (BEAM). Known for LiveView (real-time server-rendered UIs without JavaScript),...
- Phoenix Framework
- A web framework written in Elixir that runs on the Erlang BEAM VM, known for extremely high concurrency, fault tolerance, and real-time features via Channels...
- Phoenix LiveView
- A Phoenix library that enables rich, interactive UIs by rendering HTML on the server and pushing diff updates to the browser over a WebSocket — eliminating the...
- Pipe Operator
- A language operator (|> in Elixir, F#, and others) that passes the result of the left expression as the first argument to the function on the right. Enables...
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