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✥ Data Types: A data type refers to a type of data and the operations that can be performed on the objects of that type.
✥ Database Administrator (DBA): A Person who manages the entire database by controlling access and acquiring resources.
✥ Debugging: The process of identifying and removing such errors is known as debugging.
✥ Degree of Relation: The number of attributes in a relation is known as the degree of relation.
✥ Delimiters: Delimiters are symbols used to separate various tokens in a statement.
✥ Dictionary (Mapping): A dictionary (dict) is an unordered set of key-value pairs enclosed in curly brackets:{}.
✥ Empty Dictionary: An empty pair of braces denotes an empty dictionary.
✥ Entity set: The set of all tuples in a relation is known as the entity set.
✥ Entity: An entity is a real-world object about which data is stored in the database.
✥ Flow of Control: The order of execution of the statements in a program is known as the flow of control.
✥ Foreign Key: An attribute or a set of attributes in one table that refer to the primary key of another table is known as a foreign
key.
✥ Garbage Collection: The process of deleting the accessible objects is called garbage collection.
✥ Grid Computing: Grid computing enables sharing of computing resources across a network.
✥ Hybrid cloud: A hybrid cloud is a combination of public and private cloud infrastructures, where workloads can be moved
between the two environments based on workload demands.
✥ Identifier: An identifier is a name for a Python object.
✥ Implicit Type Conversion: Implicit type conversion, also known as coercion, takes place when a data value is converted from
one data type to another by the Python interpreter without explicit type conversion by the programmer.
✥ IN operator: IN operator checks whether a value exists in the given list of values.
✥ Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): IaaS provides users with access to virtualized computing resources, such as servers, storage,
and networking, that can be used to build and deploy applications and services.
✥ Input Devices: An input device takes input from a user in the form of data or instructions.
✥ Internet of Things (IoT): The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances, and
other items that are embedded with sensors, software, and network connectivity.
✥ IPO cycle: IPO cycle represents the sequential stages through which data or actions flow in a system.
✥ Keywords: Keywords (also called reserved words) are words whose meaning and usage are predefined in a programming
language.
✥ List: A list is a sequence of items, separated by commas and enclosed within square brackets:[].
✥ Literal: A literal refers to a constant or a fixed value.
✥ Machine Learning: Machine learning (ML) is a subdomain of artificial intelligence (AI) that involves the use of statistical
and specialized algorithms to enable computer systems to learn and improve from experience without being explicitly
programmed.
✥ Memory Unit: A computer system ’s memory unit (also called a storage unit) is use d to store data and instructions.
✥ Mixed reality: Mixed reality combines elements of both VR and AR by overlaying digital objects onto the real world and
allowing users to interact with them.
✥ Natural Language Processing: Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) that focuses on
enabling machines to understand, interpret, and generate human language.
✥ Nested Dictionary: A nested dictionary is a dictionary that contains one or more dictionaries as values.
✥ Nested List: list that includes lists as its elements is called a nested list.
✥ Nested Loops: When a loop appears within another loop, it is called a nested loop.
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