Programming Concepts

How to pronounce tricky programming terms — async, boolean, polymorphism, recursion, and more.

55 terms

/kæʃ/ — sounds like 'cash'

OAuth oʊˈɔːθ

/oʊˈɔːθ/ — 'Oh-Auth'

oh-athzero-auth

daemon ˈdiːmən

/ˈdiːmən/ — same as 'demon'

async eɪˈsɪŋk

/eɪˈsɪŋk/ — AY-sink

regex ˈrɛdʒɛks

/ˈredʒɛks/ — REJ-eks

boolean ˈbuːliən

/ˈbuːliən/ — BOO-lee-un

schema ˈskiːmə

/ˈskiːmə/ — SKEE-muh

payload ˈpeɪloʊd

/ˈpeɪloʊd/ — PAY-load

middleware ˈmɪdəlˌwɛr

/ˈmɪdəlwɛr/ — MID-ul-ware

boilerplate ˈbɔɪlərˌpleɪt

/ˈbɔɪlərpleɪt/ — BOY-ler-plate

refactor riːˈfæktər

/riːˈfæktər/ — ree-FACTOR

localhost ˈloʊkəlˌhoʊst

/ˈloʊkəlhoʊst/ — LOCAL-host

idempotent aɪˈdɛmpətənt

/aɪˈdɛmpətənt/ — eye-DEM-puh-tent

eye-dem-POE-tentid-em-potent

ephemeral ɪˈfɛmərəl

/ɪˈfɛmərəl/ — ih-FEM-er-ul

deprecate ˈdɛprɪˌkeɪt

/ˈdɛprɪkeɪt/ — DEP-rih-kate

concatenate kɒnˈkætɪˌneɪt

/kɒnˈkætɪneɪt/ — kon-KAT-in-ate

polymorphism ˌpɑːliˈmɔːrfɪzəm

pah-lee-MOR-fiz-um → /ˌpɑːliˈmɔːrfɪzəm/

poly-MORPH-ismPOL-ee-mor-fism

recursion rɪˈkɜːrʒən

rih-KUR-zhun → /rɪˈkɜːrʒən/

REE-cur-sionre-CUR-see-on

recursive rɪˈkɜːrsɪv

rih-KUR-siv → /rɪˈkɜːrsɪv/

REE-cur-sivere-CUR-seev

closure ˈkloʊʒər

KLOH-zhur → /ˈkloʊʒər/

klo-SUREKLOS-ure

concurrency kənˈkɜːrənsi

kun-KUR-un-see → /kənˈkɜːrənsi/

kon-CURE-en-seeCON-currency

paradigm ˈpærədaɪm

PAIR-uh-dime → /ˈpærədaɪm/

para-DIG-umPARA-dim

Heuristic hjuːˈrɪstɪk

/hjuːˈrɪstɪk/ — hyoo-RIS-tik

hew-ris-tichoo-ris-tic

Memoize ˈmɛmoʊˌaɪz

/ˈmɛmoʊˌaɪz/ — MEM-oh-ize

memo-izemee-moy-ze

pseudocode ˈsuːdoʊkoʊd

SOO-doh-kohd → /ˈsuːdoʊkoʊd/

PSOO-doh-codesyoo-doh-code

acyclic ˌeɪˈsɪklɪk

ay-SIK-lik → /ˌeɪˈsɪklɪk/

uh-SIGH-klikAH-sik-lik

declarative dɪˈklɛrətɪv

dih-KLAIR-uh-tiv → /dɪˈklɛrətɪv/

DEK-la-ra-tivede-cla-RAY-tive

imperative ɪmˈpɛrətɪv

im-PAIR-uh-tiv → /ɪmˈpɛrətɪv/

IM-per-a-tiveim-per-AY-tive

lambda ˈlæmdə

LAM-duh → /ˈlæmdə/

verbose vɜːrˈboʊs

/vɜːrˈboʊs/ — ver-BOSE

robust roʊˈbʌst

roh-BUST → /roʊˈbʌst/

ROH-bustro-BOOST

algorithm ˈælɡərɪðəm

AL-guh-rith-um → /ˈælɡərɪðəm/

al-go-RITH-umAL-go-rhythm

hierarchy ˈhaɪərɑːrki

HY-uh-rahr-kee → /ˈhaɪərɑːrki/

hi-AR-keehi-er-AR-chee

kernel ˈkɜːrnəl

KUR-nul → /ˈkɜːrnəl/

syntax ˈsɪntæks

SIN-taks → /ˈsɪntæks/

sin-TAXSYNE-tax

compile kəmˈpaɪl

kum-PILE → /kəmˈpaɪl/

KOM-pilecom-PEEL

debug diːˈbʌɡ

dee-BUG → /diːˈbʌɡ/

deploy dɪˈplɔɪ

dih-PLOY → /dɪˈplɔɪ/

DEE-ployde-PLOY

YEELD → /jiːld/

THRED → /θrɛd/

token ˈtoʊkən

TOH-kun → /ˈtoʊkən/

virtualization ˌvɜːrtʃuəlɪˈzeɪʃən

vur-choo-ul-ih-ZAY-shun → /ˌvɜːrtʃuəlɪˈzeɪʃən/

VIR-tu-al-izationvirtual-eye-ZAY-shun

vulnerability ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti

vul-nuh-ruh-BIL-uh-tee → /ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti/

vul-ner-ABIL-ityVULN-ability

telemetry təˈlɛmətri

tuh-LEM-uh-tree → /təˈlɛmətri/

TEL-eh-met-rytee-LEM-etry

Agile ˈædʒaɪl

/ˈædʒaɪl/ — AJ-ile (rhymes with 'fragile')

ah-jeelah-gee-lay

Facade fəˈsɑːd

/fəˈsɑːd/ — fuh-SAHD

fah-kadefah-sayd

/kjuː/ — same as the letter Q

Pseudo ˈsuːdoʊ

/ˈsuːdoʊ/ — SOO-doh (silent P)

p-sue-dohsyoo-doh

/ˈɛpək/ (US) or /ˈiːpɒk/ (UK) — EP-uk

ee-pocheh-potch

Asynchronous eɪˈsɪŋkrənəs

/eɪˈsɪŋkrənəs/ — ay-SINK-ruh-nus

ah-syn-chro-nousa-sin-kro-nus

integer ˈɪntɪdʒər

/ˈɪntɪdʒər/ — IN-tih-jer

tuple ˈtʌpəl

/ˈtʌpəl/ or /ˈtuːpəl/ — TUP-ul or TOO-pul

NULL → /nʌl/

/ˈiːnʌm/ (EE-num) or /ɪˈnjuːm/ (ih-NOOM)

/tʃɑːr/ (like 'char' in charcoal) or /kær/ (like 'care' without the e)

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