Acronyms
Sales, Marketing, and Technology Acronyms and Abbreviations. Jump to acronyms beginning with the number or letter:
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AIFF
A popular audio file format used for storing high-quality audio data that is commonly associated with Apple devices and software. AIFF files are uncompressed and can preserve the original audio quality, making them suitable for professional audio editing and production.
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AIO
Generative AI (GenAI) summaries presented directly within Google’s search results that are designed to answer complex user queries by synthesizing information from multiple web sources using large language models (LLM). First widely released in 2024, AIOs represent a major shift…
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AIoT
A combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). It refers to the integration of AI technologies with IoT infrastructure to create intelligent, connected systems that can analyze, learn from, and make decisions based on the data…
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AIT
The practice of using fraudulent or deceptive means to increase the perceived traffic to a website or online platform. This is usually done to manipulate metrics such as page views, unique visitors, or click-through rates, often to mislead advertisers, investors,…
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AJAX
A technique used to build dynamic and responsive web applications that can update parts of a page without requiring a full page reload. In traditional web development, when a user interacts with a website, the browser sends a request to…
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AL
One of the two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. The other league is the National League (NL). The American League and National League were originally founded as separate entities but have…
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ALAC
A lossless audio compression format developed by Apple Inc. Lossless compression allows audio data to be compressed without any loss of audio quality, which means that the original audio quality is preserved when the file is compressed and later decompressed.…
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ALI
An independent organization composed of legal professionals, scholars, and judges who work to promote the clarification and improvement of American law. The ALI was founded in 1923 to produce scholarly work to address legal issues and challenges faced by the…
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ALM
A comprehensive approach to managing the entire lifecycle of a software application, from initial planning and development to deployment and maintenance. ALM provides a framework for coordinating various aspects of software development, including requirements management, software design, coding, testing, and…
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alt
An HTML attribute that provides a text alternative for an image on a webpage. The purpose of the alt tag is to describe the image’s content to search engines and users who cannot see the image. This is particularly important…
