Glossary

The words, without the shrug

Every term the courses use, defined in one line and then in a paragraph. Written to be read out of order.

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Queue

Infrastructure

A durable list of work waiting to be done.

Holds jobs until a worker picks them up, absorbing spikes by delaying work rather than dropping it. Survives crashes, and normally guarantees at-least-once delivery.