Glossary

API

Application Programming Interface (API) refers to a specification or implementation for interprogram communication.

App runtime

Environment in which an application runs.

Kernel

System resource manager and bridge between hardware and applications.

Libc

Standard library for the C programming language acting as an interface between the kernel and userland.

Memory allocator

Software responsible for allocating and deallocating memory during program execution.

Service Workers

Proxy between browsers and server improving the reliability and performances of web apps.


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