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grope around (with sth)

to search or try things without a clear plan — действовать наугад, искать на ощупь | e.g. We're still groping around with some of these things.

talk sth over (with sb)

to discuss sth in detail before deciding — обсудить | e.g. I've talked this over with Sri.

be predicated on sth

to be based on an idea or condition — основываться на | e.g. The transfer is predicated on the notion that both accounts are in the same system.

string together

to connect several things into a sequence — связывать в цепочку | e.g. The agent strings together the results of several operations.

satisfy a request

to fully complete what a request asks for — выполнить запрос | e.g. A Fusion app can satisfy a request with several API calls.

enforce

to make sure a rule is followed — обеспечивать соблюдение | e.g. The platform enforces idempotency.

default (to)

to use a value automatically when none is given — подставлять по умолчанию | e.g. Most of the time the product code would be defaulted.

supply

to provide a value or data — предоставлять, передавать | e.g. If they supply a product code, validate it.

validate sth against sth

to check sth by comparing it with sth else — проверять на соответствие | e.g. Validate the ownership code against the entity type.

spell sth out

to explain sth clearly and in detail — чётко прописать, разъяснить | e.g. It may not be spelled out well in the ADRs.

set in stone

fixed and impossible to change — окончательно решено | e.g. It's not a decision set in stone.

come down on one side or the other

to finally choose one of two options — склониться к одному из вариантов | e.g. There are different reasons to come down on one side or the other.

take the lead (on sth)

to be the person who leads a task — взять на себя руководство | e.g. Shashank took the lead on that.

fair enough

that's reasonable, I accept it — справедливо, резонно | e.g. OK, fair enough. The product code isn't required.

touch base (with sb)

to briefly contact sb to share updates — связаться, свериться | e.g. We can touch base once you've tried it.

make the case (that)

to give arguments that sth is true or right — обосновать, аргументировать | e.g. You can make the case that the check belongs in that operation.

a tell

a sign that shows what sth really is — признак, характерный знак | e.g. That's one of the tells that it's a flow, not a primitive.

intent

what sb plans or wants to do — намерение | e.g. We check the consumer's intent against the entity type.

notion

an idea or concept — понятие, идея | e.g. to support the notion of asynchronous operations

segregation

keeping things separate — разделение, обособление | e.g. Many APIs don't have this segregation of savings and checking accounts.

revelation

a surprising new fact that you learn — открытие, откровение | e.g. That was a recent revelation to Igor.

deliberate

done on purpose — намеренный | e.g. It was deliberate that we didn't require the product code.

subtle

small and not easy to notice — едва заметный, тонкий | e.g. It's subtle. It doesn't fail, it just stops building.

provider-specific

depends on a particular provider — зависящий от провайдера | e.g. Whether the field is required is provider-specific.

not necessarily

not always, not certainly — не обязательно | e.g. Fusion apps won't necessarily be called by an HTTP request.