Glossary

Appendix A: Glossary¶

This appendix provides definitions of terms and acronyms commonly used throughout the CowPress and ToDoMoo documentation.

Terms and Acronyms¶

• API (Application Programming Interface): A set of rules and definitions for building and interacting with software applications.
• CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment): A method to frequently deliver apps to customers by introducing automation into the stages of app development.
• MVC (Model-View-Controller): A software design pattern for developing web applications.
• ORM (Object-Relational Mapping): A programming technique for converting data between incompatible type systems using object-oriented programming languages.
• JWT (JSON Web Token): A compact URL-safe means of representing claims to be transferred between two parties.