This glossary is a curated collection of essential terms that guide organizations through the end-to-end journey of adopting AI. From awarenes to development and deployment, it translates complex AI concepts into practical language.
AI Adoption & IT Outsourcing Glossary
Hi there, welcome to AI Adoption & IT Outsourcing (ITO) Glossary by SmartDev is designed to help you navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of modern technology. From foundational concepts to advanced AI frameworks, this curated resource brings together the key terms that drive scalable software development and digital transformation.
AI Adoption Glossary
Awareness
AI Adoption
AI Enterprise Roadmap
AI Readiness
AI 전략
AI Use Cases/ Business Case for AI
Data Foundation
Cloud Architecture
Data Engineering Capability
데이터 거버넌스
Data Infrastructure
Data Strategy
Development & Experimentation
AI Model Development & Training
AI Prototyping
생성적 AI
머신 러닝
Model Development
Deployment & Integration
AI Agent
AI 통합
AI Model Deployment & Monitoring
Scaling & Operations
AI Governance
AI ROI
AI Security & Compliance
AI Transformation
Responsible AI
Core Concepts
Agentic Engineering
AI Adopters
AI-assisted Engineering
Autonomous Coding
Cognitive Load Shift
Graduated Autonomy
Human-in-the-Loop
Production-Grade AI Development
Vibe Coding
Workflows & Coding Tasks
Agent Orchestration
Agentic Flow
Agent-to-Human Handoff
AI Bug Fixing / Debugging
AI Code Completion
AI Code Explanation
AI Code Refactoring
AI Code Review
AI Test Case Generation
AI-Powered Documentation Generator
CLI Interaction
Code Translation / Migration
Complexity Threshold
Diff / Patch Application
Goal-Driven Development
Intent Recognition
Long-term Coherence
Multi-Agent System
Multi-file Editing
Data, Context & Memory
AI Context Window
API (for AI Tools)
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Data Leakage
Data Privacy
Deterministic Output
Embedding
Fine-tuning
Grounding
Hallucinations (in code)
MCP (Model Context Protocol)
On-premise AI / Self-hosted Models
Probabilistic Output
Prompt Engineering
RAG (for Code)
Rate Limiting
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
Synthetic Data
System Prompt
Token
Token Consumption
Governance, Risk & Quality
Agent Failure Mode
AI Coding Agent
AI Slop
AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS)
Bias (in Code Generation)
De-skilling Risk
Explainability (in Code Context)
Guard Rails
IDE Integration
Model Drift
Oversight Layer
Pipeline (AI-augmented CI/CD)
Shadow AI
Technical Debt (AI-induced)
Technical Governance
Vector Database
Verification Loop
IT Outsourcing Glossary
에이
Access Control
계정 관리
Agile Development
Agile Methodology
Agile Transformation
AI Engineering
API Integration
Application Maintenance
Application Modernization
건축 디자인
Automation TestingBacklog Grooming
B
Benchmarking
Bench Management
BOT Model (Build–Operate–Transfer)
Business Analysis
Business Model
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Business Requirement
기음
Capacity Planning
Change Request
CI/CD Pipeline
Client Discovery Call
Client Onboarding
Client Retention
Client Satisfaction Score
클라우드 마이그레이션
Cloud Native Development
Code Refactoring
Code Review
Commercial Proposal
컨테이너화
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Cross-selling
Customer Success Management
D
Data Encryption
데이터 마이그레이션
데이터 보안
Dedicated Development Team
Delivery Management
DevOps
디지털 혁신
Distributed Development Team
이자형
Employee Retention
End-to-End Testing
Engineering Culture
Engineering Productivity
Enterprise Architecture
Escalation Management
Event-driven Architecture
에프
Fixed Price Contract
Functional Specification
G
Global Delivery Model
Governance Framework
GraphQL
시간
Hybrid Delivery Model
Hyperautomation
나
코드로서의 인프라
Integration Testing
Issue Tracking
IT Consulting
IT Outsourcing
K
Kanban Workflow
Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
Knowledge Transfer
Kubernetes
엘
Lead Generation
Long-term Partnership
M
Managed Services
Milestone-Based Contract
Microservices Architecture
Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Monolithic Architecture
N
Nearshore Development
Net Promoter Score (NPS)
O
Offshore Development
Offshore Development Center (ODC)
Onshore Development
피
Penetration Testing
성능 테스트
파일럿 프로젝트
Pre-sales Engineering
Product Backlog
Project Charter
Project Governance
Project Roadmap
Proof of Concept (POC)
Q
품질 보증
Quality Engineering
R
Regression Testing
Request for Information (RFI)
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Request for Quotation (RFQ)
Resource Allocation
Retainer Model
Revenue Share Model
Risk Management
S
Scrum Framework
Security Audit
Serverless Computing
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Skill Matrix
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Solution Architecture
Solution Pitch
Sprint Planning
Staff Augmentation
Stakeholder Management
Story Point
Strategic Technology Partnership
System Design
시스템 통합
티
Talent Pool
Technical Architecture
Technical Debt
Technical Interview
Technical Proposal
Technology Partner
Test Case
Test Strategy
Time & Material Contract
U
User Story
Unit Testing
Upselling
User Acceptance Testing
V
Vendor Ecosystem
Vendor Management
Version Control
Vulnerability Assessment
W
Waterfall Development
Work Breakdown Structure

