Mainly used dictionaries:
A
| Word |
Symbol |
Example |
| AJAX |
/ˈeɪdʒæks/ |
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| alias |
/ˈeɪliəs/ |
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| anticipate |
/ænˈtɪsəpeɪt/ |
CPU 2 does its anticipated store, changing the state to “modified”. |
| ASCII |
/ˈæski/ |
In an ASCII format, documents are displayed in their lowest form on screen and can’t easily be read. |
| asynchronous |
/eɪˈsɪŋkrənəs/ |
|
| atomic |
/əˈtɑːmɪk/ |
|
| avatar |
/ˈævətɑː $ -tɑːr/ |
|
| axis |
/ˈæksɪs/ |
The Earth spins on an axis, creating north and south poles. |
| Azure |
/ˈæʒə, ˈæʒjʊə, ˈæzjʊə $ ˈæʒər/ |
Microsoft Azure |
B
C
| Word |
Symbol |
Example |
| cache |
/kæʃ/ |
|
| coherence |
/kəʊˈhɪərəns $ koʊˈhɪr-/ (also coherency /-rənsi/) |
memory coherency |
| collaborate |
/kəˈlæbəreɪt/ |
In everyday English, people usually say they work together on something rather than collaborate on something. |
| comma |
/ˈkɑːmə/ |
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| chaos |
/ˈkeɪ-ɒs $ -ɑːs/ |
chaos engineering |
D
E
| Word |
Symbol |
Example |
| exceed |
/ɪkˈsiːd/ |
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F
| Word |
Symbol |
Example |
| facade |
/fəˈsɑːd, fæ-/ |
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| flaky |
/ˈfleɪki/ |
flaky test |
G
H
I
J
K
L
| Word |
Symbol |
Example |
| linear |
/ˈlɪniə $ -ər/ |
linear regression |
| Linux |
/ˈlɪnəks/ |
|
| loop |
/luːp/ |
|
M
| Word |
Symbol |
Example |
| metric |
/ˈmetrɪk/ |
|
N
O
| Word |
Symbol |
Example |
| ownership |
/ˈəʊnərʃɪp/ |
exclusive ownership of the cache line |
P
Q
| Word |
Symbol |
Example |
| queue |
/kjuː/ |
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R
S
| Word |
Symbol |
Example |
| sequence |
/ˈsiːkwəns/ |
|
| snippet |
/ˈsnɪpɪt/ |
code snippet |
| snoop |
/snuːp/ |
Bus snooping |
| stall |
/stɔːl $ stɒːl/ |
But there is no real reason to force CPU 0 to stall for so long—after all, regardless of what data happens to be in the cache line that CPU 1 sends it, CPU 0 is going to unconditionally overwrite it. |
| summit |
/ˈsʌmɪt/ |
1. This path leads to the summit.
2. a summit conference. |
| suppress |
/səˈpres/ |
|
| symbol |
/ˈsɪmbl/ |
|
| synchronous |
/ˈsɪŋkrənəs/ |
|
T
| Word |
Symbol |
Example |
| threshold |
/ˈθreʃhəʊld/ |
I have a high pain threshold |
U
| Word |
Symbol |
Example |
| ubuntu |
/ʊˈbʊntuː/ |
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V
| Word |
Symbol |
Example |
| volatile |
/ˈvɒlətaɪl $ ˈvɑːlətl/ |
volatile field |
W
X
Y
Z