Cybersecurity Style Guide

Informal. Use port in formal writing.

Jackson is an API that processes JSON.

To modify an Apple mobile device (e.g., an iPhone) past the limits set by the manufacturer to gain privileged access.

Java Archive file. Pronounced as “jar.”

A programming language with features that often refer to coffee-related concepts.

Java Enterprise Edition. Do not abbreviate as JEE.

A programming language.

The name of a software company and a Java application server it made.

Java Cryptography Extension.

An open source automation server.

A workflow and issue tracking product. Not an acronym. Pronounced as "jeera."

Just-in-time. Describes the practice of compiling code right at run time.

Java Management Extensions. Pronounced as letters. Spell out on first use.

An open source content management system.

Pronounced as “J-peg.” JPEG and JPG are interchangeable names for this image file type.

A JavaScript library.

An esoteric style of JavaScript.

JavaScript Object Notation. Pronounced as “J-sahn” or “Jason.”

JSON with padding.

JavaServer Pages.

An attack in which a power cord is used to steal data from a device while it’s charging.

A programming language.

To skip code, as in moving to a different line of machine-language instructions. Informal in other contexts.

Informal. Use proxy or attacker’s server in formal writing. Also called a jump host or jump server.

Informal. Use USB drive, flash drive, or thumb drive instead, depending on the context.

Java Virtual Machine. Spell out on first use.

JSON Web Token. Pronounced as “jot.” Do not spell out.