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A

API

Application Programming Interface: A set of rules that allows different software applications to communicate with each other.

B

Backend

The server-side of a website or application that works behind the scenes to store and organize data.

C

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets: A language used to describe the presentation of a document written in HTML.

D

DNS

Domain Name System: The system that converts human-readable website names into IP addresses.

F

Frontend

The client-side of a website that users interact with directly.

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