Glossary · P

13 terms starting with P.

Analytics

Pageview

A single load of a page in a browser.

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Frontend

Pagination

Breaking a long list of items into multiple pages.

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Fintech

Payment Gateway

A service processing card payments on your behalf.

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Security

Penetration Test

Simulated attack by security professionals to find vulnerabilities before real attackers do.

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Performance

Performance Budget

A max limit on page weight, load time, or JS bundle size — enforced in CI.

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UX

Persona

A fictional archetype of a target user used to guide design decisions.

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Backend

PHP

A server-side language powering ~75% of the web including WordPress and this site.

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Security

PII

Personally Identifiable Information — data identifying a specific person.

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Backend

PostgreSQL

A powerful open-source relational database favoured for complex data models.

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Growth

PPC

Pay-Per-Click — ads charged only when someone clicks.

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Web

Progressive Web App

A website with app-like features — installable, offline-capable, push notifications.

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AI

Prompt Engineering

The practice of designing, testing, and iterating on prompts to reliably get high-quality outputs from large language models.

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Design

Prototype

A rough version of a product used to test ideas before committing to a full build.

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