Artifactory
In plain terms
A universal repository manager for build artifacts.
Going deeper
JFrog Artifactory stores, versions, and serves build artifacts and dependencies across many package types. It centralizes artifact management for teams.
Under the hood
Acts as a caching proxy and secure store for dependencies; supports many formats (Maven, npm, Docker).
Examples
Dependency hosting, Docker registries, binary management, CI artifact storage.
Think of it like...
Like a well-organized central warehouse for all your software parts and products.