Terms starting with E

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  • Evaluation dataset

    Artificial intelligence › Model evaluation

    An evaluation dataset is a held-out set of labeled examples used to measure how well an AI model performs on data it…

  • Event listener

    Web › Browser JavaScript

    An event listener is a function registered on a DOM object that the browser calls whenever a specified event, such as a…

  • Event loop

    Web › Browser JavaScript

    The event loop is the browser scheduling model that runs JavaScript tasks, drains microtasks and decides when the page renders on a…

  • Event stream

    Data › Streaming data

    An event stream is an unbounded, ordered sequence of immutable event records that systems publish and consume continuously as things happen.

  • Event time

    Data › Streaming data

    Event time in streaming data is the moment an event actually occurred at its source, as opposed to when a system receives…

  • Evergreen content

    Marketing › Content marketing

    Evergreen content is material that stays accurate and useful for years, attracting steady search traffic long after publication in content marketing.

  • Exception

    Programming › Programming fundamentals

    An exception is an object or signal that interrupts normal program flow when an error occurs and transfers control to the nearest…

  • Exclusivity clause

    Creator economy › Creator business

    An exclusivity clause in a creator contract bars the creator from working with competing brands in a defined category, territory and period.

  • Executable space protection

    Operating systems › OS security

    Executable space protection marks memory as writable or executable but not both, so injected code in data areas cannot run, as with…

  • Execution plan

    Databases › Performance

    An execution plan is the tree of operators a database chooses to run a SQL query, showing access methods, join order, join…

  • exFAT

    Operating systems › OS storage

    exFAT is a lightweight file system for flash drives and memory cards that removes the 4 GB file limit of FAT32 and…

  • Explainable AI

    Artificial intelligence › AI safety

    Explainable AI covers methods that make AI model decisions understandable to humans, supporting oversight, debugging, fairness review and accountability.

  • Exponential backoff

    Automation › Reliability

    Exponential backoff is a retry strategy that multiplies the wait after each failed attempt, usually with jitter and a cap, to protect…

  • Exposure bracketing

    Photography › Exposure

    Exposure bracketing is the technique of shooting a series of frames at different exposures so that at least one, or a blend…

  • Exposure compensation

    Photography › Exposure

    Exposure compensation in photography deliberately shifts the camera's automatic exposure brighter or darker, in stops, when the meter misjudges a scene.

  • Exposure triangle

    Photography › Exposure

    The exposure triangle is the model in photography that links aperture, shutter speed and ISO, showing how each one trades brightness for…

  • Exposure value

    Photography › Exposure

    Exposure value is a single number that represents every combination of aperture and shutter speed giving the same exposure in photography.

  • ext4

    Linux › Filesystem

    ext4 is the fourth extended filesystem, the journaling Linux filesystem that stores files in extents and is the default on many distributions.

  • External recorder

    Video › Video cameras

    An external recorder is a device that captures a video camera's HDMI or SDI output, often in higher-quality codecs than the camera…

  • Eye AF

    Photography › Focus & autofocus

    Eye AF is an autofocus mode that detects a human or animal eye in the frame and keeps focus locked on it,…