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AI & Data Science Glossary

A comprehensive guide to the terms, concepts, and techniques that power modern data work.

Key Concepts for Decision-Grade Data Work

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A–Z Glossary

142 terms across AI, machine learning, and data science.

A

21 terms

B

5 terms

Backtesting Batch Processing Big Data Block-Based Workflow Business Intelligence (BI)

C

12 terms

Canvas Interface Chat-Based Analysis Cloud Deployment Code Execution Environment Code Interpreter Collaboration Layer Compliance Framework Consumption-Based Pricing Continuous Deployment (CD)Continuous Integration (CI)Credit-Based Usage Cross-Functional Collaboration

D

30 terms

E

6 terms

Enterprise AI Enterprise Deployment Enterprise Security ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)Experiment Tracking Explainability

F

3 terms

Feature Engineering Fine-Tuning Front Office Analytics

G

2 terms

Governance Framework GPU Acceleration

H

2 terms

Human-in-the-Loop (HITL)Hybrid Deployment

I

4 terms

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)Insight Generation Internal Developer Platform ISO 27001

J

1 term

Jupyter Notebook

K

2 terms

Knowledge Worker Kubernetes

L

2 terms

Large Language Model (LLM)Low-Code Analytics

M

6 terms

Machine Learning (ML)Managed Service Model Deployment Model Monitoring Model Registry Multi-Agent System

N

3 terms

Natural Language Interface Notebook Notebook Environment

O

4 terms

Observability On-Premise Deployment Orchestration Output Validation

P

4 terms

Predictive Analytics Production Environment Prompt Engineering Public Cloud

Q

2 terms

Quantitative Research Quant Research Platform

R

5 terms

Real-Time Processing Reproducibility Research Workbench Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

S

11 terms

SaaS (Software as a Service)SDK (Software Development Kit)Secure Agent Execution Secure Deployment Self-Hosted Self-Hosted Deployment Semantic Layer Serverless Computing SOC 2 Structured Canvas Supervised Learning

T

5 terms

Tool Use (in AI Systems)Triage Automation Tool Integration Training Data Transformer Model

U

2 terms

Unstructured Data Usage-Based Pricing

V

4 terms

Vector Database Version Control Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)

W

3 terms

Workflow Automation Workflow Orchestration Workflow Overhead

X

1 term

XAI (Explainable AI)

Y

1 term

YAML Configuration

Z

1 term

Zero-Trust Architecture

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