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BBusiness / Marketing

B2B (Business-to-Business)

A business relationship in which a company sells to another company. Examples include enterprise software and manufacturing supplies. B2B describes the customer, not a particular sales channel.

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BBusiness / Marketing

B2C (Business-to-Consumer)

A model in which a business sells goods or services to consumers. It includes online and offline transactions. The abbreviation identifies the customer type rather than the technology used.

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BProgramming

Babel

Tools transforming JavaScript, including syntax compatible with older environments. Syntax transformation does not necessarily supply missing runtime APIs.

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BProgramming / Websites

Back-end developer

A developer responsible for server-side application behaviour, including business logic, data access and APIs. Languages depend on the project. The role does not require mastery of every popular programming language.

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BProgramming

Backbone.js

A JavaScript library organising interfaces through models, collections, views and events. It provides lightweight structure rather than a complete prescribed rendering framework.

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BProgramming

Backend

The server-side portion responsible for logic, data and permissions. Browser interfaces communicate with it through requests.

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BSEO

Backlink

A link from another website to your page. It can help people discover content and provide a search signal. Context matters: buying links to manipulate rankings can breach a search engine's policies.

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BSEO

Backlink gap

A backlink comparison finding sites linking to competitors but not the analysed site. It identifies opportunities to assess, not links to copy automatically.

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BProjects

Backlog

An ordered list of work needed to improve a product. In Scrum, the Product Backlog evolves with learning rather than being frozen initially.

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BServers

Backup

A data copy intended for recovery after loss or corruption. Usefulness depends on freshness, separation and tested restoration, not merely a completion message.

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BInternet

Bandwidth

A connection's capacity to transfer data over time. It differs from latency; a high-capacity link can still have slow response times.

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BInternet

BCC email field

The blind-carbon-copy email field, labelled UDW in Polish. It limits recipient disclosure but neither encrypts messages nor replaces a proper bulk-email system.

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BWebsites

BEdita

An API-oriented content management platform built with PHP and CakePHP. It separates content modelling from presentation.

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BProgramming

Big data

Data whose scale, variety or arrival rate calls for suitable processing methods. A large table alone does not imply distributed infrastructure is necessary.

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BInternet

BIMI

A specification enabling brand indicators beside authenticated email. Support depends on the mailbox provider, DMARC policy and mark-verification requirements.

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BBlockchain / Business

Binance

A platform providing cryptoasset trading services. Availability and service scope depend on location and terms. Holding assets on an exchange involves intermediary risk and differs from controlling your own wallet.

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BInternet

Bing

Microsoft's web search engine. It has its own indexing and guidelines; Google visibility does not guarantee equivalent presence in Bing.

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BArtificial intelligence

Bing AI

A historical name associated with Microsoft's Bing Chat. In November 2023 it became Microsoft Copilot. It was not simply a Turing NLG product; capabilities depend on the service's current version.

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BBlockchain

Bitcoin

A digital payment network and its BTC unit. Transactions are recorded on a blockchain using proof-of-work consensus. The project was described under the name Satoshi Nakamoto; the network launched in 2009.

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BDesign

Bitmap

An image formed from a grid of pixels. Enlarging beyond its resolution can reveal pixels; file format and compression are separate properties.

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BSEO

Black-hat SEO

SEO practices violating search-engine policies, such as manipulative links or cloaking. They can lead to ignored signals, reduced visibility or removal from results.

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BProgramming

Blazor

A framework for web interfaces using .NET components. It supports different rendering models, including server-based or WebAssembly interactivity.

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