API
TechnologyAn API is a set of rules that lets two different software programs talk to each other and exchange data automatically.
Startup & Tech Glossary
Plain-English definitions of startup, funding, AI, and tech terms — with Philippine examples where possible.
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B2B
TechnologyB2B means a company sells its product or service to other businesses, rather than directly to everyday individual consumers.
B2C
TechnologyB2C means a company sells its product or service directly to individual, everyday consumers instead of other businesses.
Cloud Computing
TechnologyCloud computing means running software and storing data on someone else's remote servers over the internet, instead of your own computers.
Marketplace
TechnologyA marketplace is a platform that connects buyers and sellers so they can trade directly, without the company itself owning the goods.
Open Source
TechnologyOpen source means a program's underlying code is publicly available for anyone to view, use, modify, and share, usually for free.
Platform
TechnologyA platform is a foundational product that other businesses, developers, or sellers build their own products and services on top of.
SaaS
TechnologySaaS is software you access and pay for over the internet, usually as a monthly subscription, instead of buying and installing it yourself.
Tech Stack
TechnologyA tech stack is the specific combination of programming languages, frameworks, databases, and tools a company uses to build its product.