Glossary
Terms and definitions from the world of AI and digital technologies
Key Terms
Agentic Coding - AI-Assisted Software Development with Autonomous Agents
Agentic Coding is the professional approach to AI-assisted software development where autonomous AI agents independently plan, implement, and test - while humans steer as architects and reviewers. AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf execute the work within a structured, reproducible workflow.
Agentic Engineering - The New Discipline of AI Software Development
Agentic Engineering is the professional engineering discipline of orchestrating AI agents in software development. The human acts as architect and quality gate while AI agents autonomously plan, implement, and test.
Agentic Workflow
An agentic workflow is an automated process in which AI agents independently plan and execute tasks, deciding at runtime which steps are needed next based on intermediate results.
AI Pair Programming - AI as a Programming Partner
AI Pair Programming means using an AI agent as a full programming partner - available 24/7, without social overhead, delivering consistent quality.
Android Developer
Expert in developing native applications for Google's Android operating system, creating apps for smartphones, tablets, and other Android-based devices.
Application Modernization
Application modernization is the systematic renewal of existing software to bring it up to a current technical standard. Instead of a full rebuild, one of the "R strategies" is chosen per application: rehost, replatform, refactor, or rebuild. Each strategy offers a different balance of effort, risk, and benefit. Which one fits depends on the business value of the application, its condition, and the goal.
Categories
KI & Machine Learning
- A2A Protocol - How AI Agents Collaborate with Each Other
- Agent Evaluation - Assessing AI Agents With Multi-Step Flows
- Agentic Coding - AI-Assisted Software Development with Autonomous Agents
- Agentic Engineering - The New Discipline of AI Software Development
- Agentic RAG - RAG With a Planning AI Agent
- Agentic Workflow
- AgentOps - Operating AI Agents Reliably in Production
- AI Agent - Autonomous AI Systems in Software Development
- AI Evals - Testing AI Applications Systematically
- AI Gateway - Central Control Layer for LLM Access
- AI Pair Programming - AI as a Programming Partner
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Chunking - Splitting Documents Correctly for RAG
- CLAUDE.md - Project Instructions for AI-Assisted Development
- Coding Agent - Autonomous AI Systems for Software Development
- Computer Vision - How Machines Understand Images
- Context Engineering - Briefing AI Assistants Effectively
- Context Window: The Working Memory of AI Models Explained
- Data Analytics
- Document Classification - Assigning Documents to the Right Type Automatically
- E-Invoice, ZUGFeRD and XRechnung - Structured Invoice Formats Explained
- Embeddings - Vectors as a Fingerprint of Meaning
- Enterprise Search - Company-Wide Search Across All Systems
- Fine-Tuning - Adapting AI Models to Your Own Data
- GPU Inference - Why Local Language Models Need Graphics Processors
- Hybrid Search - Combining Semantic and Keyword Search
- IDP (Intelligent Document Processing) - Understanding Documents Automatically
- Inference Costs
- LLM (Large Language Model) - What Is a Language Model?
- LLM Cost Optimization
- LLM Observability
- LLM-as-a-Judge - a Language Model Scores AI Outputs
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) - Standard for AI Tool Integration
- MCP Server - Providing Tools and Data to AI Agents
- Metric Learning - Learning Similarity on Purpose
- Model Routing - Choosing the Right AI Model per Request
- Multi-Agent System
- OCR vs. AI-based Document Processing - Recognizing or Understanding
- On-Premise LLM - Running Local AI on Your Own Infrastructure
- Open-Source LLM - Freely Available Language Models to Self-Host
- Prompt Caching - Cutting LLM Costs for Recurring Context
- Prompt Engineering - Effective Communication with AI
- RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) - Knowledge Instead of Hallucination
- Semantic Search - Searching by Meaning Instead of Keyword
- Session Handover - Structured Handoff in AI-Assisted Development
- Token Costs
- Tool Calling (Function Calling) - How a Language Model Calls Tools
- Vector Database - Similarity Search Across Millions of Objects
- Vibe Coding - The Experimental Entry Point to AI Development
Agile Methoden
- Agile Release Train (ART): What Is It? SAFe & PI Planning
- Backlog Refinement
- Daily Scrum
- Definition of Done
- Holacracy
- Kanban - Method for Visual Workflow Management
- Lean Software Development - Principles & Practices
- Planning Poker: Agile Estimation with Fibonacci Cards
- Product Backlog: Definition, Structure & Best Practices
- SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)
- Scrum - Agile Framework Simply Explained
- Scrum of Scrums: Multi-Team Coordination Simply Explained
- Sprint
- Sprint Planning
- Sprint Retrospective: Process, Methods & Examples
- Story Points: Agile Estimation with Fibonacci & Planning Poker
- User Story
- Velocity
Entwickler-Rollen
Softwareentwicklung
- API (Application Programming Interface)
- Application Modernization
- Legacy Modernization - Making Old Systems Future-Proof
- Refactoring - Improving Code Without Changing Behavior
- Software Maintenance - More Than Fixing Bugs
- Strangler Pattern - Replacing Old Systems Step by Step
- Technical Debt - What It Costs and How to Reduce It
Technologien
- AWS - Amazon Web Services Cloud Platform
- Docker - Container Platform
- MongoDB - NoSQL Document Database
- Node.js - JavaScript Runtime Environment
- PostgreSQL - Relational Open-Source Database
- React - JavaScript Library for User Interfaces
- TypeScript - Type-Safe JavaScript
- Vue.js - Progressive JavaScript Framework
KI-Plattformen
Allgemein
Tools & Technologien
- Claude Code - Anthropic's CLI for AI-Assisted Software Development
- Claude Code vs Cursor vs Windsurf - Agentic Coding Tools Compared
- Cursor AI - The AI-Powered IDE for Agentic Coding
- GitHub Copilot - AI Coding Assistant by GitHub and OpenAI
- n8n Automation - Workflow Automation Made Easy
- n8n Explained: Open-Source Workflow Automation
- Windsurf IDE - AI-Powered Development Environment by Codeium
Datenschutz-Tools
All Terms A-Z
A
- A/B Testing
- A2A Protocol - How AI Agents Collaborate with Each Other
- Agent Evaluation - Assessing AI Agents With Multi-Step Flows
- Agentic Coding - AI-Assisted Software Development with Autonomous Agents
- Agentic Engineering - The New Discipline of AI Software Development
- Agentic RAG - RAG With a Planning AI Agent
- Agentic Workflow
- AgentOps - Operating AI Agents Reliably in Production
- Agile Release Train (ART): What Is It? SAFe & PI Planning
- AI Agent - Autonomous AI Systems in Software Development
- AI Evals - Testing AI Applications Systematically
- AI Experts for Businesses | Consulting & Development
- AI Gateway - Central Control Layer for LLM Access
- AI Pair Programming - AI as a Programming Partner
- Android Developer
- API (Application Programming Interface)
- Application Modernization
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- AWS - Amazon Web Services Cloud Platform
- Azure OpenAI Service - Enterprise GPT in the Cloud
C
- C# Developer
- ChatGPT - OpenAI's Conversational AI
- Chunking - Splitting Documents Correctly for RAG
- Claude - Anthropic's AI Model Family
- Claude Code - Anthropic's CLI for AI-Assisted Software Development
- Claude Code vs Cursor vs Windsurf - Agentic Coding Tools Compared
- CLAUDE.md - Project Instructions for AI-Assisted Development
- Coding Agent - Autonomous AI Systems for Software Development
- Computer Vision - How Machines Understand Images
- Context Engineering - Briefing AI Assistants Effectively
- Context Window: The Working Memory of AI Models Explained
- Cursor AI - The AI-Powered IDE for Agentic Coding
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L
M
- Machine Learning Engineer
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) - Standard for AI Tool Integration
- MCP Server - Providing Tools and Data to AI Agents
- Metric Learning - Learning Similarity on Purpose
- Mistral AI: European Open-Source LLM for Enterprises
- Model Routing - Choosing the Right AI Model per Request
- MongoDB - NoSQL Document Database
- Multi-Agent System
- MVP (Minimum Viable Product) - Definition & Examples
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P
R
S
- SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)
- Scrum - Agile Framework Simply Explained
- Scrum of Scrums: Multi-Team Coordination Simply Explained
- Semantic Search - Searching by Meaning Instead of Keyword
- Session Handover - Structured Handoff in AI-Assisted Development
- Software Maintenance - More Than Fixing Bugs
- Sprint
- Sprint Planning
- Sprint Retrospective: Process, Methods & Examples
- Story Points: Agile Estimation with Fibonacci & Planning Poker
- Strangler Pattern - Replacing Old Systems Step by Step