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5 | 5 | * **ABI**: [Application Binary Interface][] - Defines the interface between two binary program modules. |
6 | 6 | * **AFAICT**: As Far As I Can Tell. |
| 7 | +* **AFAICT**: As Far As I Can Tell. |
| 8 | +* **AFAIK**: As Far As I Know. |
7 | 9 | * **AFAIK**: As Far As I Know. |
8 | 10 | * **API**: [Application Programming Interface][] - A set of rules and protocols that allows different software |
9 | 11 | applications to communicate with each other. APIs are used to enable integration between different systems. |
10 | 12 | * **ASAP**: As Soon As Possible. |
| 13 | +* **ASLR**: Address Space Layout Randomization. A security technique that randomizes memory addresses to prevent certain attacks. |
| 14 | +* **Backport**: The process of applying a fix or feature from a newer branch to an older supported |
| 15 | + branch (e.g., applying a security fix to an LTS release). |
| 16 | +* **BE** ([Big Endian]): Byte order in which the most significant byte is stored first in memory. |
| 17 | + Opposite of **LE** (Little Endian). |
11 | 18 | * **BE**: Big [Endian][] - A Byte Order where the largest bit comes first. The opposite of **LE**. |
12 | 19 | * **Bootstrap**: Early phase in the Node.js process startup - sets up the execution environment and loads internal |
13 | 20 | modules. |
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73 | 80 | contain data and code to manipulate that data. OOP languages include features such as encapsulation, inheritance, |
74 | 81 | and polymorphism. |
75 | 82 | * **PPC**: [PowerPC][] - A type of microprocessor architecture. |
76 | | -* **PTAL**: Please Take A Look. |
77 | 83 | * **Primordials**: Pristine built-ins in JavaScript that are not affected by prototype pollution. |
78 | 84 | * **Prototype Pollution**: Process in which a user mutating object prototypes affects other code. |
| 85 | +* **PTAL**: Please Take A Look. |
79 | 86 | * **RAII**: [Resource Acquisition Is Initialization][] - Programming idiom used to manage resources in C++. |
80 | 87 | * **REPL**: [Read Evaluate Print Loop][] - Environment for interactive programming. |
81 | 88 | * **RFC**: [Request For Comments][] - A Document used in standardization processes. |
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