Term 61
CloudWatch Logs
A service from Amazon Web Services that lets you collect, monitor, and store log files from your AWS resources and applications.
Acronym study
Terms 61–90 of 206 AZ-400 acronyms and key terms. Each entry includes a plain-English definition and a link to the full 800-word glossary page with exam context and practice questions.
Term 61
A service from Amazon Web Services that lets you collect, monitor, and store log files from your AWS resources and applications.
Term 62
A CloudWatch metric is a time-ordered data point or set of data points that represents the performance, health, or operational state of an AWS resource, environment, or application.
Term 63
A code review is a systematic examination of source code by one or more developers to find defects, improve quality, and enforce coding standards before it is merged into the main codebase.
Term 64
CodeArtifact is a fully managed artifact repository service that lets you securely store, share, and package software dependencies used in your development workflow.
Term 65
CodeBuild is a fully managed build service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages that are ready to deploy.
Term 66
AWS CodeCommit is a fully managed source control service that hosts private Git repositories in the cloud, allowing teams to securely collaborate on code without managing their own servers.
Term 67
CodeDeploy is an AWS service that automates software deployments to various compute services, helping you release new features reliably and with minimal downtime.
Term 68
AWS CodePipeline is a fully managed continuous delivery service that automates the build, test, and deploy phases of your software release process.
Term 69
CodeQL is a semantic code analysis engine used by developers to find security vulnerabilities in source code by treating code as data and querying it for potential flaws.
Term 70
A cold start is the initial delay a serverless or containerized application experiences when it is invoked for the first time or after a period of inactivity, while the underlying infrastructure initializes.
Term 71
Conditionals are logical structures in programming and scripting that make decisions by checking if a condition is true or false, then executing different code based on that result.
Term 72
Configuration drift is the gradual, unplanned change in a system's configuration settings over time, causing it to deviate from its original or desired state.
Term 73
Configuration management is the process of systematically tracking and controlling changes to a system's hardware, software, and settings to maintain consistency and reliability.
Term 74
Container scanning is the automated process of inspecting container images for known security vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance issues before they are deployed.
Term 75
Continuous delivery is a software engineering practice where code changes are automatically built, tested, and prepared for a release to production, with every change being deployable at the push of a button.
Term 76
Continuous deployment is a software release practice where every code change that passes automated tests is automatically deployed to production without human approval.
Term 77
Continuous integration is a DevOps practice where developers frequently merge their code changes into a shared repository, with each merge triggering an automated build and test process to catch integration errors early.
Term 78
Controller-based networking is a network architecture where a central software controller manages and directs traffic flows across multiple network devices, replacing the need to configure each switch or router individually.
Term 79
CORS is a browser security mechanism that controls how web pages from one domain can request resources from a different domain.
Term 80
Cost Explorer is an AWS tool that lets you visualize, understand, and manage your AWS spending and usage over time.
Term 81
Crontab is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like operating systems that allows users to automate the execution of scripts or commands at specified intervals.
Term 82
In scripting and automation, cut is a command-line utility used to extract specific fields or columns from each line of a file or text stream based on a delimiter or character position.
Term 83
A dashboard is a visual display of key metrics and data points that helps IT professionals monitor, analyze, and manage systems or processes in real time.
Term 84
DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) is a security testing method that finds vulnerabilities in running web applications by simulating real attacks from the outside.
Term 85
A Data Lifecycle Manager is a system or set of policies that automates the movement, protection, retention, and deletion of data from creation to disposal, ensuring compliance and efficient storage usage.
Term 86
Dependency scanning is the automated process of checking software components for known security vulnerabilities and outdated versions.
Term 87
A deployment group is a logical set of target machines or servers in Azure Pipelines that receive application releases during automated deployment, allowing you to manage rolling updates and release approvals across multiple environments.
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A deployment slot is a live staging environment in Azure App Service that allows you to swap app versions with zero downtime for testing before going to production.
Term 89
The deployment stage is the phase in software development where code is released and made available to users in a target environment, such as development, testing, staging, or production.
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DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the development lifecycle and deliver high-quality software continuously.