Impact Glossary
Browse 6 impact terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
6 Impact Terms
- AI Impact
- The measurable effect an AI system has on users, workflows, business outcomes, risk, or society. Teams discuss AI impact when deciding whether a feature is...
- Bring Down the House
- A joking phrase for causing a major outage, widespread failure, or dramatic disruption. In ops slang, it usually refers to an action or bug that affects much...
- Code Meteor
- A sudden code change or external dependency event that strikes with outsized impact. In engineering slang, a code meteor is disruptive partly because nobody...
- Game Changer
- A phrase used to describe something expected to change the competitive or practical landscape significantly. In tech culture it is often overused in marketing,...
- Move the Needle
- To produce meaningful measurable impact rather than busywork or vanity progress. In engineering slang, asking whether something moves the needle is a way to...
- Risk Impact
- The potential consequence or magnitude of harm if a security risk is realized, including financial loss, operational disruption, compliance penalties, safety...
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