* **ABI**: [Application Binary Interface][] - Defines the interface between two binary program modules.

* **AFAICT**: As Far As I Can Tell.

* **AFAICT**: As Far As I Can Tell.

* **AFAIK**: As Far As I Know.

* **AFAIK**: As Far As I Know.

* **API**: [Application Programming Interface][] - A set of rules and protocols that allows different software

applications to communicate with each other. APIs are used to enable integration between different systems.

* **ASAP**: As Soon As Possible.

* **ASLR**: Address Space Layout Randomization. A security technique that randomizes memory addresses to prevent certain attacks.

* **Backport**: The process of applying a fix or feature from a newer branch to an older supported

branch (e.g., applying a security fix to an LTS release).

* **BE** ([Big Endian]): Byte order in which the most significant byte is stored first in memory.

Opposite of **LE** (Little Endian).

* **BE**: Big [Endian][] - A Byte Order where the largest bit comes first. The opposite of **LE**.

* **Bootstrap**: Early phase in the Node.js process startup - sets up the execution environment and loads internal

modules.

contain data and code to manipulate that data. OOP languages include features such as encapsulation, inheritance,

and polymorphism.

* **PPC**: [PowerPC][] - A type of microprocessor architecture.

* **Primordials**: Pristine built-ins in JavaScript that are not affected by prototype pollution.

* **Prototype Pollution**: Process in which a user mutating object prototypes affects other code.

* **PTAL**: Please Take A Look.

* **RAII**: [Resource Acquisition Is Initialization][] - Programming idiom used to manage resources in C++.

* **REPL**: [Read Evaluate Print Loop][] - Environment for interactive programming.

* **RFC**: [Request For Comments][] - A Document used in standardization processes.