Foundations
Core ideas that explain accounts, apps, platforms, cloud services, recommendations and digital access.
The systems behind the screen
Each page answers one durable question, then points to the neighboring layer so you can understand the system rather than collect disconnected definitions.
Digital Life
The everyday environment created when communication, work, entertainment, identity, money and memory increasingly pass through connected devices and online services.
Understand it →software conceptApp
A software application designed around a set of tasks or experiences, often connected to an account, remote service or operating-system permissions.
Understand it →system conceptDigital Platform
A digital environment that connects users, creators, businesses or developers around shared rules, identity systems and distribution mechanisms.
Understand it →service conceptOnline Service
A digital product whose important functions or data depend on remote systems reached through the internet.
Understand it →service conceptCloud Service
A service that stores, processes or delivers data through remote infrastructure rather than relying only on one local device.
Understand it →identity conceptOnline Account
A persistent relationship between a person and a service, typically represented by credentials, settings, history, entitlements and stored data.
Understand it →privacy conceptPersonal Data
Information connected to an identifiable person, including obvious profile details and less visible records such as activity, location or device signals.
Understand it →discovery conceptAlgorithmic Recommendation
A system that ranks or selects items for a person based on signals such as context, behavior, relationships, popularity or content characteristics.
Understand it →consumer conceptDigital Ownership and Access
The distinction between possessing a durable copy and receiving permission to access digital content or a service under continuing terms.
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