277 Data Science Key Terms, Explained

This post presents a collection of data science related key terms with concise, no-nonsense definitions, organized into 12 distinct topics. Starting with Big Data and progressing through to natural language processing, this definition train has stops at machine learning, databases, Apache Hadoop, and several more. It may take come time, but once you get through the terminology presented herein, you should have a good idea of the key terms of importance in data science. And don't worry if the definitions are too slim for you; links abound for expanded related reading opportunities where appropriate. If somehow you've made it to this website and have not heard the term since it first gained momentum toward becoming a popular term at least a decade and a half ago, I really don't know what to say.