API
A contract that allows systems, apps or services to exchange data and behavior.
Example: A React Native app calls a Spring Boot API to load the current user profile.
Glossary
Software terms explained with practical context.
A compact English glossary for concepts that appear across the portal: APIs, Java, observability, AI, security, mobile release and legacy systems.
Spring Boot
A Java framework commonly used to build web applications, REST APIs and backend services.
Example: A Spring Boot API can centralize validation, security, logs and integration rules.
Observability
The ability to understand system behavior through logs, metrics, traces and useful evidence.
Example: Mobile crashes and backend logs become easier to investigate when they share a correlation ID.
RAG
Retrieval-augmented generation, where AI answers using selected source documents as context.
Example: A small company can use RAG only after documents, permissions and source quality are organized.
SBOM
A software bill of materials: an inventory of libraries, components and versions used by an app.
Example: When a vulnerability appears, an SBOM helps identify whether the affected dependency is present.
Legacy system
An older system that still supports business operation, often with hidden rules and documentation gaps.
Example: Before rewriting a legacy Java system, the team should map critical business flows and data rules.
Release candidate
A build that can go to production if it passes validation, testing and release criteria.
Example: TestFlight and Google Play internal testing should validate a real release candidate.
Event taxonomy
A consistent naming model for analytics events, parameters and product measurement.
Example: login_started, login_succeeded and login_failed are easier to compare than random button names.