Coding with AI: Terminology & Prompting

A practical, searchable reference for anyone using AI or working with human collaborators to design, build, review, troubleshoot, and ship digital projects.

What do you need?

Start with what you know — or what you don’t.

You do not need the technical vocabulary first. Choose the route that matches what is in your head right now.

I know the termSearch terminology and go straight to the definition.Search terms →I want to do somethingStart with the outcome or task instead of technical vocabulary.Browse “I Want To…” →I need wording I can useCopy and adapt longer instructions for AI or a human collaborator.Open Prompt Library — Copy & Adapt →

New to all of this?Start Here gives you a guided entry point.Want to see how it fits together?Follow the complete worked example.

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Follow a recommended project sequence from needs analysis and standards through reusable components, review, implementation, verification, deployment, and maintenance. Terms link directly back to this library.

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Start HereStart with the problem, people, project frame, standards, and a representative prototype before scaling.Design & InterfaceTranslate visual ideas into shared terminology, reusable systems, accessible controls, responsive layouts, and approved patterns.Work with AIPrompt clearly, manage context and permissions, choose models and agents, and keep work portable across sessions and tools.Code & IntegrateUnderstand the code, Application Programming Interfaces, integrations, forms, state, media, and data behind digital experiences.Files & ProjectsWork safely with files, folders, repositories, version control, project documentation, handoffs, and recovery.Review & FixDiagnose problems, test changes, run specialist reviews, simulate first-time-user walkthroughs, and decide whether to fix, work around, or leave an edge case unsupported.Ship & MaintainMove from working project to preview and production safely, then monitor, maintain, and recover it.AI Words in Plain EnglishDecode familiar-sounding words that AI, designers, and developers use with specialized technical meanings.

Prompt LibraryLonger reusable prompts with one-click Copy buttons for planning, review, quality control, troubleshooting, implementation, handoffs, and more.All ResourcesSearch and filter the complete terminology and workflow library.