Capterra Glossary
Pastebin
Pastebin is a content-hosting web application that allows users to store and share plain text online. Pastebin is most commonly used to share source code or configuration data amongst the software development community. Once a user uploads text to a pastebin, other users can then edit it as they please. There are thousands of different pastebins online, the most popular being Pastebin.com. Each pastebin post has its own URL, which can be shared through other online venues such as forums or social media platforms.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Pastebin
Software programmers at small tech startups commonly use pastebins to obtain source code that can be used to develop software applications. Since pastebins are free to use, they serve as an optimal resource for tech startups with minimal funding. Many pastebins are geared toward particular software development focuses, making it easy for developers to locate the source code they need to develop specific software functionalities.
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- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Haptics
- WAN (Wide-Area Network)
- Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- Scalability
- Data Center
- Authorization
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