meaning of "$f_n(z)$ converges uniformly towards $f(z)$ over compact subset of $\mathbb{C}$"

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Let

$$f_n(z)=\sum_{k=0}^n(-1)^n\frac{z^{2k}}{(2k)!}\tag{1}$$

$$f(z)=\lim_{n\to\infty}f_n(z)=\cos(z)\tag{2}$$

What does it mean by the following statement?

$f_n(z)$ converges uniformly towards $f(z)$ over compact subsets of $\mathbb{C}$.

In other words, what facts (reasoning) do we need to show first and then to conclude with the statement: Thus $f_n(z)$ converges uniformly towards $f(z)$ over compact subsets of $\mathbb{C}$.