A family of instruction set architectures based on the Intel 8086 microprocessor, widely used in personal computers, servers, and embedded systems, known for its backward compatibility, performance, and widespread support in software and hardware ecosystems.

"Most modern PCs and laptops use x86-compatible processors."

In programming, the ability to define multiple methods with the same name but different implementations, depending on their arguments.

"Method overloading allows for more intuitive code, where the same operation can be applied to different types of data."

To use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system or to solve a problem in a clever or non-obvious way.

"Hackers often exploit vulnerabilities in software to access private information, but 'hacking' can also refer to creative problem solving."

A function that converts an input (or 'message') into a fixed-size string of bytes, typically a digest that is unique to each unique input.

"Hash functions are commonly used in cryptography, data retrieval, and for integrity verification of data."

A target level of service defined by an organization to meet its service level agreements (SLAs) with customers, typically expressed as a measurable quantity.

"The company aimed to achieve a 99.99% availability as part of its SLOs."