IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) is a cloud model that rents virtual machines, storage and networks on demand, while customers manage the…
IANA, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, coordinates the DNS root zone, IP address pools and protocol parameter registries worldwide.
IBIS, or in-body image stabilization, moves the camera sensor to counter hand shake, allowing sharp handheld photos at slower shutter speeds.
ICANN is the nonprofit that coordinates the Internet's unique identifiers, including DNS root zone policy, top-level domains and registrar accreditation.
An ICC profile is a standardized data file that describes how a camera, display or printer reproduces color, enabling accurate color conversion.
Iconography in graphic design is the creation and systematic use of a consistent set of icons that convey actions, objects and ideas…
An ICP, or ideal customer profile, describes the type of company that gains the most value from a product and is most…
An IDE, or integrated development environment, combines a code editor, build tools, a debugger and code intelligence in one development application.
Idempotency is the property of an operation that produces the same result whether it runs once or many times, which makes retries…
An IDS, intrusion detection system, monitors network traffic or host activity for signs of attacks and policy violations and raises alerts for…
The IETF, or Internet Engineering Task Force, is the open standards body that develops the core Internet protocols through working groups and…
ifconfig is the legacy Linux command for viewing and configuring network interfaces, addresses and flags, now largely replaced by the ip command.
An iframe is an HTML element that embeds a separate web document inside a page, used for maps, videos, payment forms and…
IFTTT (If This Then That) is a no-code automation platform that links apps and smart devices through applets that run an action…
Illustration in graphic design is an image created to explain, interpret or decorate content, drawn by hand or digitally in vector or…
Image classification is the computer vision task of assigning one or more labels from a fixed set of categories to an entire…
Image segmentation is the computer vision task of assigning every pixel of an image to a class or object, producing precise masks…
IMAP is the Internet mail access protocol that lets clients read and organize messages kept on the server, keeping every device in…
Imitation learning trains a robot policy from expert demonstrations, letting embodied AI systems acquire skills without hand-written rewards or code.
Immutability in functional programming means data cannot change after creation, so updates produce new values and shared data stays safe to reuse.
Import duty is a customs tax charged on goods entering a country, based on the tariff code, customs value and origin of…
An impression in SEO is counted each time a link to a site appears in a user's search results, whether or not…
Imputation in data processing replaces missing values with substitutes estimated from the available data so records stay usable for analysis.
An IMU is a robot sensor that combines accelerometers and gyroscopes to measure linear acceleration and angular rate for motion and orientation…
An incident response plan (IRP) is a documented, approved guide that defines how an organization detects, handles and recovers from security incidents.
Incident triage is the rapid assessment of security alerts that decides whether an incident exists, how severe it is and who responds…
Inclusive design is an accessibility approach that designs products with people who are excluded by default, so more people can use them…
An incremental backup copies only the data changed since the previous backup of any type, saving time and storage at the cost…
Index bloat is the condition in which a search engine indexes many low-value, duplicate or unintended URLs from a site, diluting its…
Index coverage in SEO describes which known URLs of a site a search engine has stored in its index, which it excluded,…
Indexing in SEO is the process in which a search engine analyzes crawled pages and stores them in its index so they…
An industrial robot is a programmable, multi-axis manipulator used in manufacturing to weld, handle, assemble, paint or inspect parts automatically.
An inference server is software that loads trained AI models and answers prediction requests over a network, managing batching, hardware and scaling.
An influencer is a creator whose trusted relationship with an online audience can shape opinions and purchases, which brands pay to reach…
Influencer marketing is a social media practice in which brands work with creators whose audiences trust them to promote products, ideas or…
Information architecture is the UX design practice of organizing, labeling and structuring content so people can find information and complete tasks.
An infotainment system is the in-vehicle computer and touchscreen that combines navigation, media, phone integration and vehicle settings.
Infrastructure as code (IaC) manages servers, networks and cloud services through versioned, machine-readable definitions instead of manual setup.
Ingress in Kubernetes is an API object that routes external HTTP and HTTPS traffic to cluster Services by host name and URL…
Inheritance in object-oriented programming lets a class reuse and extend the fields and methods of a parent class, forming an is-a relationship.
An init system is the first user-space process a Linux kernel starts, running as PID 1 to boot services, supervise them and…
Inkjet printing in photography forms images by placing microscopic ink droplets on paper, the main method for producing high-quality photographic prints.
An inode is the Linux filesystem record that stores a file's metadata and data locations, identified by a number and separate from…
INP, Interaction to Next Paint, is a Core Web Vital that measures how quickly a page visibly responds to clicks, taps and…
Input lag is the delay between a player's action on a controller, mouse or keyboard and the moment its result appears on…
Inside-out tracking lets an XR headset find its own position and orientation with cameras and sensors built into it, without external base…
Instagram Reels is the short-form vertical video format on Instagram, built for full-screen viewing, music and remixes, and discovery beyond followers.
An installer is a program or package that places software files on a computer, configures the system for them and records the…
An integrated GPU is a graphics processor built into the same chip or package as the CPU, sharing system memory instead of…
An integration connector is a prebuilt adapter that lets an automation platform call one application's API through ready-made triggers and actions.