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61 Frontend Web Development Buzz Words every Developer Should have in their Vocabulary

Tapajyoti Bose
9 min readMay 29, 2022

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Don’t want to feel left out when your friends discuss Frontend Web Development? Here is a list of 61 Buzz words to make yourself look cool (right from basics to advanced ones) in Alphabetical Order:

1. API

Short for “Application Program Interface”, how computers and applications communicate with one another.

2. Application

Often abbreviated to “app”, these are programs designed to perform functions. Might refer to desktop, mobile or even web apps.

3. Attribute

Attributes are special words used inside the opening tag to control an HTML Element’s behavior

4. Breakpoint

No, it is not the point where you feel like breaking everything…

These are points when your website will adjust to accommodate the screen size to make sure the user has the best experience viewing the website at that size.

5. Browser

The program you use to access the Web — such as Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.

6. Bootstrap

Depending upon the context:

  • Bootstrap refers to a free, open-source frontend framework for designing websites and web apps
  • Initializing a project (Eg: “This app was bootstrapped with create-react-app”)

7. Bug

An error or flaw in the website or app that keeps it from running as expected.

8. Cache

Cache is temporary data storage that helps site speed by storing relevant information on your computer the first time you visit a website. Thanks to cache, when you visit the website again, your computer does not have to reload all the website information as it’s already saved.

9. CI/CD

CI/CD is a method to frequently deliver apps to customers by introducing automation into the

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Tapajyoti Bose
Tapajyoti Bose

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