Transport Layer Security, a cryptographic protocol used to secure communication over a computer network, providing privacy, data integrity, and authentication.

"TLS encrypts data transmitted between a web server and a client to prevent eavesdropping and tampering."

type casting is the process of converting an expression from one data type to another

"In Rust, there are no implicit type conversions (coercions) between primitive types. However, explicit type conversions (casting) can be achieved using the `as` keyword."

In programming, a type relationship where a type can be used in place of another type if it is a supertype of that type, opposite of covariance.

"Contravariance is often used in the context of function argument types, where a function can accept arguments of a more generic type than specified."

An adage stating that organizations design systems that mirror their own communication structure.

"Conway's Law suggests that the structure of a software system will reflect the social boundaries of the organization that produced it."

An adage stating that organizations design systems that mirror their own communication structure.

"Conway's Law suggests that the structure of a software system will reflect the social boundaries of the organization that produced it."