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A plain-language encyclopedia for the words, acronyms and ideas used across a modern software business — written for technical and business readers alike.

Explore the glossary Then → Now decoder
169Terms
11Categories
65Then → Now pairs
8Double meanings

Start here

Four cornerstones

Almost everything else in the glossary builds on these.

Part one

The glossary

From version control to contracts, with every definition written in everyday English.

Maturity

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Part two

Then → Now

A translation table for anyone who built software before the mid-2000s. It separates genuine change from a simple change of name.

Mind the context

Same word, two meanings

Eight words that routinely make technical and commercial teams talk past each other.