Know what to
call it.
The words builders use, shown live and in plain English, so your coding agent builds what you meant.
Toast
A small message that pops up, says one thing, and leaves on its own.
The index
8 categoriesUI components
Modal · Toast · Dropdown · Tabs
Users & access
Authentication · Authorization · Roles · Permissions
Layout & visual design
Grid · Whitespace · Visual hierarchy · Responsive design
AI & automation
Prompt · Model · Agent · Webhook
Interaction & UX patterns
Empty state · Onboarding · Optimistic update · Loading state
Shipping & operations
Deploy · Environment · Staging · Production
Data & backend
Frontend · Backend · Database · Table
Working with a coding agent
Spec · MVP · Scope creep · Acceptance criteria
New this week
See how Lexicon grows →The research agent’s first run is Monday. New terms will show up here.
Learning paths
All paths →Your first app in 10 concepts
The ten words that come up in every build. Learn these and you can follow almost any conversation with a coding agent, from how the pieces fit together to how to report a problem.
- 01Frontend
- 02Backend
- 03Database
- 04Table
- 05CRUD
- 06Authentication
- 07Deploy
- 08Spec
- 09MVP
- 10Bug