Terms starting with E

70 terms

  • E-E-A-T

    SEO › Content SEO

    E-E-A-T stands for experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness, the quality framework Google uses to judge content and its creators.

  • EAA

    Tech regulation › Consumer & accessibility law

    The EAA, or European Accessibility Act, is the EU directive that requires key digital products and services to be accessible to persons…

  • Earned media

    Marketing › Public relations

    Earned media is publicity a brand gains without paying for placement, such as press coverage, reviews and shares, won through newsworthiness and…

  • EBU R128

    Audio › Mastering

    EBU R128 is the European broadcast loudness recommendation that sets a -23 LUFS integrated target and a -1 dBTP true-peak ceiling for…

  • ECC

    Hardware › Memory

    ECC (error-correcting code) memory stores extra check bits with each data word so the system can detect and correct bit errors in…

  • Echo

    Audio › Acoustics

    An echo in acoustics is a sound reflection that arrives late and strong enough to be heard as a distinct repetition rather…

  • Edge cache

    Internet › Content delivery

    An edge cache is a cache on CDN servers near users that stores copies of web content, answering requests locally instead of…

  • Edge network

    Internet › Content delivery

    An edge network is a distributed set of servers placed close to users that caches, secures and computes on traffic before it…

  • Editorial calendar

    Marketing › Content marketing

    An editorial calendar in content marketing is a shared schedule that plans what content is created, by whom, for which channel and…

  • EDR

    Cybersecurity › Infrastructure defense

    EDR (endpoint detection and response) records activity on laptops and servers, detects malicious behavior and lets defenders isolate and fix hosts.

  • eIDAS 2.0

    Privacy › Digital identity

    eIDAS 2.0 is the revised EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services that introduces the European Digital Identity Wallet for citizens.

  • Electric motor

    Electric vehicles › EV drivetrain

    An electric motor in an EV drivetrain converts electrical energy from the battery into torque at the wheels and can work as…

  • Electronic shutter

    Photography › Camera mechanics

    An electronic shutter controls exposure by resetting and reading the image sensor electronically, with no moving curtains inside the camera.

  • Electronic viewfinder

    Photography › Camera mechanics

    An electronic viewfinder is a small eye-level display in a camera that shows the live sensor image with exposure preview, overlays and…

  • ELT

    Data › Data engineering

    ELT is a data engineering pattern that extracts data, loads it raw into a warehouse or lakehouse, and then transforms it inside…

  • Email automation

    Automation › Business automation

    Email automation sends and processes business emails automatically based on triggers, schedules and data, replacing repetitive manual messaging.

  • Email marketing

    Marketing › Email marketing

    Email marketing is the use of permission-based email to inform, nurture and convert subscribers through newsletters, automated sequences and campaigns.

  • Email segmentation

    Marketing › Email marketing

    Email segmentation divides a mailing list into groups with shared traits or behavior so each group receives messages that match its needs…

  • Embeddings

    Artificial intelligence › Retrieval & knowledge

    Embeddings are dense numeric vectors that encode the meaning of text, images or other data so that similar items sit close together…

  • Embodied agent

    Robotics › Embodied AI

    An embodied agent is an AI system with a physical or simulated body that perceives, decides and acts through sensors and actuators…

  • Emergency stop

    Robotics › Robot safety

    An emergency stop is a manually triggered safety function that brings a robot or machine to a safe halt to avert or…

  • Emulation

    Operating systems › OS compatibility

    Emulation lets an operating system run software built for different hardware or a different platform by imitating the original machine in software.

  • Encapsulation

    Programming › Object-oriented programming

    Encapsulation in object-oriented programming bundles data with the methods that operate on it and hides internal state behind a controlled interface.

  • Encoder

    Robotics › Sensors

    An encoder is a robotics sensor that converts the rotation or linear travel of a joint or wheel into digital position and…

  • End effector

    Robotics › Actuators

    An end effector is the device mounted at the end of a robot arm, such as a gripper, suction cup or welding…

  • End of life

    Software › Software lifecycle

    End of life is the stage of the software lifecycle after which a vendor stops providing updates, security fixes and support for…

  • End-to-end test

    Programming › Testing

    An end-to-end test verifies a complete user workflow through the whole running system, from the interface down to databases and external services.

  • Energy monitoring

    Smart home › Climate & energy

    Energy monitoring in the smart home measures electricity use and production in real time, for the whole home, single circuits or individual…

  • Entity · data modeling

    Databases › Data modeling

    In data modeling, an entity is a distinct thing an organization needs to store data about, such as a customer or order,…

  • Environment variable

    Linux › Shell & terminal

    An environment variable is a named string passed from a Linux process to its children, used by shells and programs to read…

  • EQ

    Audio › Mixing

    EQ, or equalization, adjusts the level of specific frequency ranges in an audio signal to correct problems and shape tone during mixing.

  • ER diagram

    Databases › Data modeling

    An ER diagram is a visual data model that shows the entities of a domain, their attributes and the relationships and cardinalities…

  • Error budget

    Cloud › Observability

    An error budget is the amount of unreliability a service may spend in a period, equal to one minus its SLO target,…

  • Error log

    Servers › Monitoring & logs

    An error log is the file or stream where a server or application records failures, warnings and diagnostics, used to find and…

  • eSIM

    Telecommunications › SIM & eSIM

    An eSIM is an embedded, reprogrammable SIM chip that lets a mobile device download operator profiles over the air instead of using…

  • eSIM profile

    Telecommunications › SIM & eSIM

    An eSIM profile is the downloadable package of operator identity, keys and settings that lets an eUICC chip connect a device to…

  • Esports

    Gaming › Esports

    Esports is organized competitive video gaming in which players and teams compete under formal rules in ranked ladders, leagues and tournaments.

  • Esports tournament

    Gaming › Esports

    An esports tournament is an organized video game competition where players or teams compete under set rules and formats for titles, prizes…

  • Establishing shot

    Video › Cinematography

    An establishing shot is a cinematography shot, usually wide, that opens a scene by showing where and when it takes place before…

  • Ethereum

    Crypto & blockchain › Cryptocurrencies

    Ethereum is a programmable public blockchain whose native cryptocurrency, ether, pays for running smart contracts and secures the network through staking.

  • Ethernet

    Networking › Ethernet & switching

    Ethernet is the IEEE 802.3 family of wired LAN technologies that defines cabling, signaling and the frame format used to carry data…

  • ETL

    Data › Data engineering

    ETL (extract, transform, load) is a data engineering process that pulls data from sources, reshapes it outside the target and loads it…

  • EU AI Act

    Tech regulation › AI regulation

    The EU AI Act is the European Union regulation that sets risk-based rules for building, selling and using AI systems and general-purpose…

  • EU directive

    Tech regulation › Regulation fundamentals

    An EU directive is a binding European Union law that sets a result each member state must achieve, leaving national law to…

  • EU regulation

    Tech regulation › Regulation fundamentals

    An EU regulation is a binding legal act of the European Union that applies directly and uniformly in every member state without…

  • EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

    Privacy › GDPR

    The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework lets EU personal data flow to self-certified U.S. organizations under a 2023 GDPR adequacy decision without extra…

  • EUDI Wallet

    Privacy › Digital identity

    The EUDI Wallet is the European Digital Identity Wallet, an app for storing and selectively sharing official identity data and credentials under…

  • European Health Data Space EHDS

    Tech regulation › Data regulation

    The European Health Data Space (EHDS) is the EU regulation that gives patients control of their health records and governs reuse of…

  • EV

    Electric vehicles › EV fundamentals

    An EV (electric vehicle) is a vehicle propelled wholly or partly by electric motors powered from an onboard battery, fuel cell or…

  • EV range

    Electric vehicles › Range & efficiency

    EV range is the distance an electric vehicle can travel on one full battery charge, set by usable capacity divided by real…