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Glossary & Acronyms

A

  • app: (vs. tool)
  • AVU: Attribute-Value-Unit as components for metadata.

B

  • beta: (symbol in CyVerse apps)

C

-CLI: command line interface - container: A virtualization of an operating system run within an isolated user space. A running instance of and image. - CyVerse tool: Software program that is integrated into the back end of the DE for use in DE apps - CyVerse app: graphic interface of a tool made available for use in the DE

D

  • Docker: is an open source software platform to create, deploy and manage virtualized application containers on a common operating system (OS), with an ecosystem of allied tools. A program that runs and handles life-cycle of containers and images

E

F

-function:

G

  • git: software program for working with version control system
  • GitHub: a website for hosting git repositories

H

I

  • instance: a single virtul machine
  • image: self-contained, read-only ‘snapshot’ of your applications and packages, with all their dependencies
  • image registry: a storage and content delivery system, holding named images, available in different tagged versions
  • iRODS:

J

K

  • kernel:

L

M

  • multi-thread:

N

O

P

Q

R

  • repo(sitory):

S

  • shell: is a command line interface program that runs other programs (may be complex, technical programs or very simple programs such as making a directory). These simple, stand-alone programs are called commands.

T

  • tar:
  • tool:

U

V

  • virtual machine: is a software computer that, like a physical computer, runs an operating system and applications

W

-workspace: (vs. repo)

X

  • XML:

Y

Z

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