# Glossary

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## Artificial Intelligence: Glossary

DevFeed: [Artificial Intelligence: Glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/artificial-intelligence-glossary-9033.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.nngroup.com/articles/artificial-intelligence-glossary/>)

Author: Caleb Sponheim

Published: 2026-08-21T17:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [NN/g latest articles and announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nn-g-latest-articles-and-announcements.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [AI Agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-agent.md>), [AI Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-development.md>), [Algorithms](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/algorithms.md>), [Prompt Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/prompt-engineering.md>)

Tags: [agentic-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-ai.md>), [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent.md>), [ai-definitions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-definitions.md>), [ai-evals](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-evals.md>), [ai-glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-glossary.md>), [ai-glossary-for-ux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-glossary-for-ux.md>), [ai-hallucination](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-hallucination.md>), [ai-terminology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-terminology.md>), [ai-terminology-for-product-teams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-terminology-for-product-teams.md>), [ai-terms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-terms.md>), [ai-terms-for-designers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-terms-for-designers.md>), [ai-vocabulary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-vocabulary.md>), [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [artificial-intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/artificial-intelligence.md>), [artificial-intelligence-glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/artificial-intelligence-glossary.md>), [context-window](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/context-window.md>), [genai-glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/genai-glossary.md>), [generative-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ai.md>), [generative-ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ui.md>), [glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/glossary.md>), [knowledge-cutoff](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/knowledge-cutoff.md>), [large-language-model](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/large-language-model.md>), [machine-learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/machine-learning.md>), [model-context-protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model-context-protocol.md>), [prompt-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prompt-engineering.md>), [prompt-injection](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prompt-injection.md>), [rag](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rag.md>), [tokens](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tokens.md>), [ux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ux.md>), [vibe-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vibe-coding.md>)

### AI overview

A plain-language glossary of artificial-intelligence terminology used in products and UX work. It explains concepts including agents, agentic systems, AI development, algorithms, AI-generated content, and AI-related claims, while noting that terminology can vary among vendors and researchers.

### Source excerpt

Plain-language definitions of the AI terms that come up in product and design work, from tokens and context windows to agents, evals, and prompt injection.

## Proforma Invoice vs Invoice: Differences, Templates, and When to Use Each

DevFeed: [Proforma Invoice vs Invoice: Differences, Templates, and When to Use Each](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/proforma-invoice-vs-invoice-differences-templates-and-when-to-use-each-10288.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/proforma-invoice-vs-invoice/>)

Author: Ayush Agarwal

Published: 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [Shared Responsibility Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shared-responsibility-model.md>)

Tags: [billing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/billing.md>), [comparison](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/comparison.md>), [glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/glossary.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [invoicing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/invoicing.md>), [payment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payment.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>)

### AI overview

This guide compares proforma invoices with regular invoices, explaining their different purposes, contents, legal and tax implications, and common use cases for SaaS businesses with B2B customers.

### Source excerpt

Proforma invoice vs invoice compared. Definitions, when to send a proforma, legal and tax implications, and how SaaS teams use both in B2B billing.

## Remittance Advice: What It Is, When to Send One, and Free Templates

DevFeed: [Remittance Advice: What It Is, When to Send One, and Free Templates](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/remittance-advice-what-it-is-when-to-send-one-and-free-templates-10308.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/remittance-advice-guide-templates/>)

Author: Aarthi Poonia

Published: 2026-06-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [Finance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/finance.md>)

Tags: [accounting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accounting.md>), [ach](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ach.md>), [b2b](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/b2b.md>), [bank](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bank.md>), [batch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/batch.md>), [glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/glossary.md>), [id](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/id.md>), [payment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payment.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [reconciliation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reconciliation.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [saas-billing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas-billing.md>), [saas-finance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas-finance.md>)

### AI overview

A practical guide to remittance advice for B2B SaaS businesses. It explains what remittance advice is, when to use it for bank-transfer payments, the information it should contain, and how it supports invoice reconciliation.

### Source excerpt

Remittance advice explained for SaaS founders. What it is, when buyers and sellers send one, formats, and how modern billing automates the whole flow.

## Payment Gateway vs Payment Processor: What's the Actual Difference?

DevFeed: [Payment Gateway vs Payment Processor: What's the Actual Difference?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/payment-gateway-vs-payment-processor-what-s-the-actual-difference-10243.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/payment-gateway-vs-payment-processor/>)

Author: Aarthi Poonia

Published: 2026-06-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [stripe](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/stripe.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [tokenization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tokenization.md>), [dashboards](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dashboards.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [chargebacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chargebacks.md>), [checkout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/checkout.md>), [gateway](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gateway.md>), [glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/glossary.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [processor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/processor.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [stripe](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stripe.md>), [tokenization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tokenization.md>)

### AI overview

This guide explains the historical distinction between payment gateways and payment processors. Gateways handle checkout, encryption, tokenization, and routing, while processors handle authorization, settlement, funding, chargebacks, and refunds. Modern providers such as Stripe, PayPal, Square, and Adyen commonly combine both roles into one platform.

### Source excerpt

Payment gateway vs payment processor explained. Where the line is drawn, why most modern providers do both, and what SaaS founders should actually care about.

## What is Direct Debit? How It Works for SaaS Subscriptions (2026)

DevFeed: [What is Direct Debit? How It Works for SaaS Subscriptions (2026)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-is-direct-debit-how-it-works-for-saas-subscriptions-2026-10441.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/what-is-direct-debit/>)

Author: Aarthi Poonia

Published: 2026-06-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [ach](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ach.md>), [banking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/banking.md>), [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/glossary.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [subscriptions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/subscriptions.md>)

### AI overview

A guide to direct debit for SaaS subscriptions, covering mandate authorization, payment initiation and settlement, regional bank rails such as ACH, SEPA Direct Debit and BACS, failure handling, and trade-offs compared with card payments.

### Source excerpt

Direct debit explained for SaaS founders. How ACH, SEPA Direct Debit, BACS, and Faster Payments work, when to use direct debit over cards, and the trade-offs.

## SWIFT Code vs BIC: What's the Difference and When You Need Each

DevFeed: [SWIFT Code vs BIC: What's the Difference and When You Need Each](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/swift-code-vs-bic-what-s-the-difference-and-when-you-need-each-10414.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/swift-code-vs-bic-explained/>)

Author: Aarthi Poonia

Published: 2026-06-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>)

Tags: [bank](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bank.md>), [cross-border](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-border.md>), [financial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/financial.md>), [global](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/global.md>), [glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/glossary.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [iso](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iso.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [routing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routing.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>)

### AI overview

This guide explains that SWIFT code and BIC are interchangeable names for the same bank identifier under ISO 9362. It covers the 8- or 11-character format, distinguishes SWIFT from IBAN and ABA routing numbers, and explains when SaaS businesses need the identifier for international payments.

### Source excerpt

SWIFT code and BIC explained for SaaS founders accepting global payments. Format, how to find one, ACH and SEPA equivalents, and when SWIFT actually matters.

## How we replaced the default K8s scheduler to optimize our Continuous Integration builds

DevFeed: [How we replaced the default K8s scheduler to optimize our Continuous Integration builds](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-we-replaced-the-default-k8s-scheduler-to-optimize-our-continuous-integration-builds-17678.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://codefresh.io/blog/custom-k8s-scheduler-continuous-integration/>)

Author: Vadim Gusev

Published: 2025-07-07T11:57:20Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Codefresh](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/codefresh.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>)

Tags: [clusters](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clusters.md>), [codefresh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/codefresh.md>), [continuous-integration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/continuous-integration.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/glossary.md>), [k8s](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/k8s.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [orchestration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/orchestration.md>), [pipeline](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pipeline.md>), [product-and-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-and-tools.md>), [scheduler](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scheduler.md>)

### AI overview

Codefresh describes replacing the default Kubernetes scheduler for clusters running ephemeral Continuous Integration pipelines. The article explains how this workload differed from long-running applications and motivated a different approach to Kubernetes scheduling.

### Source excerpt

The default Kubernetes scheduler works great when your cluster is destined for long running applications. At Codefresh we use our Kubernetes clusters for running Continuous Integration pipelines which means our workloads are ephemeral (they are discarded when a pipeline has finished). This allowed us to look at the Kubernetes scheduler from a different perspective and [...] The post How we replaced the default K8s scheduler to optimize our Continuous Integration builds appeared first on Codefresh.

## Part 3: Draft Content That's Accurate, Consistent, And Concise

DevFeed: [Part 3: Draft Content That's Accurate, Consistent, And Concise](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/part-3-draft-content-that-s-accurate-consistent-and-concise-30773.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://engineering.squarespace.com/blog/2023/part-3-accurate-consistent-concise-content>)

Author: Anila Zaidi

Published: 2023-11-28T17:59:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Squarespace](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/squarespace.md>), [Squarespace Engineering Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/squarespace-engineering-blog.md>)

Topics: [Documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/documentation.md>), [Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tutorial.md>)

Tags: [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/glossary.md>), [guides](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guides.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [technical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical.md>), [technical-documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical-documentation.md>), [technical-writing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical-writing.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>), [writing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/writing.md>)

### AI overview

Part 3 of a technical writing series explains how to draft documentation that is accurate, consistent, and concise. It recommends maintaining a glossary, defining terms and personas, using consistent terminology, and keeping content focused on readers' needs.

### Source excerpt

In my opinion, creating good headings and organizing them in a way that's helpful to readers is much more challenging than drafting content. So pat yourself on the back for completing Part 2 of this series and making it to Part 3. 👏 👏 👏 However, there are three things that undo exceptional headings and structure in technical documentation: content that is inaccurate, content that's inconsistent, and content that's inflated.

## Apollo Releases GraphQL Glossary and FAQ Guide

DevFeed: [Apollo Releases GraphQL Glossary and FAQ Guide](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/new-graphql-glossary-faq-guide-23328.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.apollographql.com/blog/graphql-glossary-faq-guide-7523cf7d16ec>)

Author: Prosper Otemuyiwa

Published: 2018-08-15T23:53:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Apollo Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/apollo-blog.md>)

Topics: [GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/graphql.md>), [Documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/documentation.md>), [Learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/learning.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [cheat-sheet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cheat-sheet.md>), [glossary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/glossary.md>), [graphql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphql.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [guides](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guides.md>), [learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learning.md>)

### AI overview

Apollo announces two resources for developers learning and adopting GraphQL: a glossary of common terms and an FAQ guide covering practical questions about topics such as caching, authentication, query performance, and schema design.

### Source excerpt

We work in an industry where we commonly use buzzwords and jargon to describe the simplest of things. When you're learning a new technology, it can often be challenging because you have to understand the vocabulary before writing any code. Whether you're experimenting with GraphQL or running Apollo in production, we want to make every developer's journey as smooth as possible. This is why we're releasing two new resources to help you along the way: the GraphQL Glossary and an FAQ guide!