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Technical Jargon Decoder

116 technical terms across 6 categories — software & dev, cloud & infrastructure, databases, architecture, testing & QA, agile & delivery. Each term gets a plain-English definition, a real-world "think of it like" analogy, a "why it matters" note, and links to related terms. Search, ⌘K, category filters, bookmarks, dark/light mode.

Live demo → https://bodhiprotocol.github.io/technical-jargon-decoder/


Why this exists

Working alongside engineers, architects, DBAs, and product teams means hearing "API," "primary key," "star schema," and "regression testing" thrown around constantly — often without a clear, plain-language anchor for what each term actually means or why it matters to a business analyst or tester specifically.

This is a compact reference: one card per term, a plain-language explanation, and an expandable "why it matters" note aimed at BA and QA day-to-day work — built for quick lookups, not a textbook read-through. It leans especially deep on databases and data warehousing (primary/foreign keys, normalization, star schemas, OLTP vs. OLAP, data lineage, SCDs) and core testing vocabulary (test cases, regression vs. smoke vs. sanity testing, defect life cycle, severity vs. priority) — the two areas non-technical BAs and testers run into constantly but rarely get explained plainly.

What's inside

  • 116 technical term cards across 6 categories (Software & Dev, Cloud & Infrastructure, Databases, Architecture, Testing & QA, Agile & Delivery)
  • Four layers per card: Plain English definition · Think of it like real-world analogy · Why it matters for a BA/tester · Related terms
  • Clickable related-term chips that jump straight to the connected concept
  • Search (with ⌘K shortcut) + category tab filters + popular searches + 🎲 random
  • Bookmark any term — saved cards get their own filter
  • "View details" expander for extra depth, copy-link deep linking to any term

Tech

One self-contained index.html. No frameworks, no build step, no API calls. Light/dark theme toggle. Data lives in a single in-file JS array — no database, manual edits only.

Part of BodhiProtocol

Tools and games that make complex systems simple. More at github.com/BodhiProtocol.

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