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Here are 20 unique glossary terms that start with the letter "B":

1. Biodiversity: The variety and variety of life forms in a particular ecosystem or on Earth as a whole.
2. Blockchain: A decentralized and distributed digital ledger technology used to record transactions
securely and transparently.
3. Binary: A numbering system using only two digits, 0 and 1, often used in computing and digital
electronics.
4. Biometric: Measurement and statistical analysis of people's unique physical and behavioral
characteristics, such as fingerprints or facial features, for authentication purposes.
5. Botnet: A network of compromised computers, often controlled remotely, used to perform malicious
tasks such as distributing spam or launching cyberattacks.
6. Backpropagation: An algorithm used in training artificial neural networks by adjusting the network's
weights based on the error between predicted and actual outcomes.
7. Byte: A unit of digital information storage typically consisting of 8 bits, commonly used to represent a
single character.
8. Bandwidth: The amount of data that can be transmitted over a network connection in a given time
period, often measured in bits per second (bps).
9. BIOS (Basic Input/Output System): Firmware used to initialize and manage hardware components
when a computer starts up.
10. Black Hat: Refers to unethical hackers who exploit vulnerabilities for personal gain or malicious
intent.
11. Browser: A software application used to access and display websites and other online content.
12. Buffer: A temporary storage area used to hold data before it's transferred between two locations,
often used to prevent data loss during communication.
13. Bitrate: The amount of data processed in a given time, commonly used to measure the quality of
audio or video streams.
14. Brute Force Attack: A method of hacking that involves trying all possible combinations of passwords
until the correct one is found.
15. Bug: In a software context, an error, flaw, or glitch that causes unintended behavior.
16. Backup: A copy of data or files that can be used to restore information in case of data loss or system
failure.
17. Bot: Short for "robot," it refers to a software application that performs automated tasks, often on the
internet.
18. Booting: The process of starting up a computer and loading its operating system into memory.
19. Boolean: A data type that represents true or false values, often used in programming and logic
operations.
20. Bluetooth: A wireless technology that allows devices to communicate and exchange data over short
distances.

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