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Abbreviations and Acronyms related to the Infrastructure Operation terminology.
 
Abbreviations and Acronyms related to the Infrastructure Operation terminology.
  
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* ENVRI - Common Operations of Environmental Research infrastructures
 
* LFC - LCG File Catalog
 
* LFC - LCG File Catalog
 
* GHN - gCube Hosting Node
 
* GHN - gCube Hosting Node
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* WMS - Workload Management System
 
* WMS - Workload Management System
 
* WN - Worker Node
 
* WN - Worker Node
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For completeness please check the [[Terminology|iMarine terminology]].
 
For completeness please check the [[Terminology|iMarine terminology]].

Revision as of 15:27, 6 January 2012

Abbreviations and Acronyms related to the Infrastructure Operation terminology.

  • ENVRI - Common Operations of Environmental Research infrastructures
  • LFC - LCG File Catalog
  • GHNgCube Hosting Node. - gCube Hosting Node
  • NGI - National Grid Initiative
  • sBDII - Site BDII
  • SE - Storage Element
  • VOVirtual Organization; - Virtual OrganizationA dynamic set of individuals or institutions defined around a set of resource-sharing rules and conditions. All these virtual organizations share some commonality among them, including common concerns and requirements, but may vary in size, scope, duration, sociology, and structure.
  • VOMSVirtual Organization Membership Service. - Virtual OrganizationA dynamic set of individuals or institutions defined around a set of resource-sharing rules and conditions. All these virtual organizations share some commonality among them, including common concerns and requirements, but may vary in size, scope, duration, sociology, and structure. Membership Service
  • VREVirtual Research Environment. - Virtual Research EnvironmentA ''system'' with the following distinguishing features: ''(i)'' it is a Web-based working environment; ''(ii)'' it is tailored to serve the needs of a Community of Practice; ''(iii)'' it is expected to provide a community of practice with the whole array of commodities needed to accomplish the community’s goal(s); ''(iv)'' it is open and flexible with respect to the overall service offering and lifetime; and ''(v)'' it promotes fine-grained controlled sharing of both intermediate and final research results by guaranteeing ownership, provenance, and attribution.
  • WMSSee Workload Management System or Web Mapping Service. - Workload Management System
  • WN - Worker Node


For completeness please check the iMarine terminology.