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Application Programming Interface(API)
An application programming interface (API) is a defined interface through which one software component can request data or an action from another component.
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Webhook
A webhook is an HTTP message sent by one system to a configured endpoint when a defined event occurs.
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OAuth 2.0(OAuth)
OAuth 2.0 is an authorization framework that lets a client obtain limited access to protected resources, usually on behalf of a resource owner or on its own behalf.
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Single Sign-On(SSO)
Single sign-on (SSO) is an identity pattern that lets a user authenticate through a central identity provider and access multiple connected applications without signing in separately to each one.
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Role-Based Access Control(RBAC)
Role-based access control (RBAC) is an authorization model in which permissions are assigned to roles and users receive permissions through their role assignments.
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Multi-Tenancy
Multi-tenancy is an application architecture in which one deployed system serves multiple customer organizations, called tenants, while enforcing defined boundaries around each tenant's data and behavior.
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Data Synchronization
Data synchronization is the controlled process of keeping related data consistent enough across two or more systems according to explicit ownership, timing, and conflict rules.
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Technical Debt
Technical debt is the future cost, risk, or constraint created when an engineering decision makes later change or operation more difficult than a better-supported alternative would.
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