Embedded world terms

Before putting our hands on our new boards, it is recommended that you acquaint yourselves with some terms that a user should know in order to avoid misunderstandings. People who have already worked with some GNU/Linux and/or embedded systems may skip this part. The developer kits shown here are tiny single-board computers that can be embedded into a device, so the user should be familiar with some terms used in the wonderful world of embedded programming:

Now that some important terms have been pointed out, we are ready to step into the next section and discover our developer kits!