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[[Category:Glossary]]
== EGI Glossary  ==
 
EGI Glossary - Version 1 - Approved June 1, 2012 (maintained by the [[GCG|EGI Glossary Coordination Group]])
Errata:
* 7 Aug 2012 updated ERA definition with the official definition from the European Commission
 
=== Why a Common Glossary ===
 
The EGI Community is composed by a large number of heterogenous actors who contribute to providing or consuming services for e-Science. Policy makers produce policies and procedures that govern the EGI processes; dissemination experts write articles for communicating the progress and results in using or evolving EGI; end-users write papers on research results achieved through the infrastructure; technology providers report on the advancement of technology components that enable EGI to operate and so on. From many parties, it has been often expressed the need to identify a common set of terms which definition is agreed and shared so to improve the understanding and consistency of documents. The goal of the EGI Glossary is to address this problem by identifying and maintaining a shared set of terms across all the functional areas of EGI in order to enable a consistent understanding and usage within a well-defined scope. The EGI Glossary is maintained by the [[GCG|EGI Glossary Coordination Group]] who collect feedback from the whole EGI community through the EGI policy boards.
 
=== How to Reference  ===
*EGI Glossary - latest version: [[Glossary ]]
*EGI Glossary - Version 1: [[Glossary_V1]]
*A term definition in the latest EGI Glossary: [[Glossary#TERM_NAME ]]
*A term definition in the EGI Glossary Version 1: [[Glossary_V1#TERM_NAME]]
 
=== Terms and Definitions  ===
 
*Where a definition of a term includes another term, those related terms are given initial capitals
*The form 'See also Term X, Term Y' is used at the end of a definition where an importan related term is not used with the text of the definition itself<br>
 
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|+ EGI Glossary
|-
! style="width:300px" scope="col" | Term
! align="center" scope="col" | Abbr.
! scope="col" | Definition
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Acceptable_Use_Policy">[[#Acceptable_Use_Policy|Acceptable Use Policy]]</div>
| AUP
| A set of terms and conditions applicable to the [[#User|Users]] of an [[#IT_Infrastructure|IT Infrastructure]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Accounting_Record">[[#Accounting_Record|Accounting Record]]</div>
|
| An entry in an accounting database identifying the quantitative usage of [[#Resource|Resources]] by [[#User|Users]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Appliance">[[#Appliance|Appliance]]</div>
|
| A predefined collection of software [[#Product|products]] that are deployed together so that it appears as a single undividable service or application that implements one or more [[#Capability|IT Capabilities]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Business_Model">[[#Business_Model|Business Model]]</div>
|
| Describes the rationale of how an organisation creates, delivers, and captures value. The process of business model construction is part of business strategy. The term business model is used for a broad range of informal and formal descriptions to represent core aspects of a business, including purpose, offerings, strategies, infrastructure, organizational structures, trading practices, and operational [[#Processes|processes]] and [[#Polices|policies]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Capability">[[#Capability|Capability]]</div>
|
| The ability of an [[#IT_Service|IT Service]] to carry out an activity.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Certified_Resource_Centre">[[#Certified_Resource_Centre|Certified Resource Centre]]</div>
| CRC
| A [[#Resource_Centre|Resource Centre]] that conforms to the requirements specified in the [[PROC09|Resource Centre Registration and Certification Procedure]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Collaboration_Platform">[[#Collaboration_Platform|Collaboration Platform]]</div>
|
| A [[#Platform|Platform]] deployed on top of an [[#Infrastructure_Platform|Infrastructure Platform]] providing capabilities useful across multiple (if not all) research communities irrespective of their scientific domain and enabling the collaboration within and across communities.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Community_Platform">[[#Community_Platform|Community Platform]]</div>
|
| A [[#Platform|Platform]] that provides a set of [[#Services|Services]] customised for the needs of a specific community to enable their users to run specific applications.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="e-Infrastructure">[[#e-Infrastructure|e-Infrastructure]]</div>
|
| An [[#IT_Infrastructure|IT Infrastructure]] for instant access to data, remote instruments, "in silico" experimentation, as well as the setup of [[#Virtual_Research_Community|Virtual Research Communities]]&nbsp;and/or [[#Virtual_Organisation|Virtual Organisations]] that is composed by one or more autonomous (maintaining their own policies) [[#Service_Providers|Service Providers]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="EGI-InSPIRE">[[#EGI-InSPIRE|EGI-InSPIRE]]</div>
|
| A four-year project, co-funded by the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme (contract number: RI-261323), helping to establish a sustainable, reliable [[#e-Infrastructure|e-Infrastructure]] that can support researchers’ needs for large-scale data analysis.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="EGI.eu">[[#EGI.eu|EGI.eu]]</div>
|
| A non-profit organisation based in Amsterdam established to coordinate and manage [[#European_Grid_Infrastructure|the infrastructure (EGI)]] on behalf of its participants: [[#National_Grid_Initiative|National Grid Initiatives (NGIs)]] and [[#European_Intergovernmental_Research_Organisation|European Intergovernmental Research Organisations (EIROs)]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="European_Grid_Infrastructure">[[#European_Grid_Infrastructure|European Grid Infrastructure]]</div>
| EGI
| A federation of shared computing, storage and data resources from [[#National_Grid_Infrastructure|national]] and [[#European_Intergovernmental_Research_Organisation|intergovernmental]] resource providers that delivers sustainable, integrated and secure distributed computing services to European researchers and their international partners.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="European_Intergovernmental_Research_Organisation">[[#European_Intergovernmental_Research_Organisation|European Intergovernmental Research Organisation]]</div>
| EIRO
| A legal organisation and member of the EIROForum that has extensive expertise in the areas of basic research and the management of large, international infrastructures, facilities and research programmes.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="European_Research_Area">[[#European_Research_Area|European Research Area]]</div>
| ERA
| A unified research area open to the world based on the Internal Market, in which researchers, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely and through which the Union and its Member States strengthen their scientific and technological bases, their competitiveness and their capacity to collectively address grand challenges.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Grid">[[#Grid|Grid]]</div>
|
| [[#IT_Infrastructure|IT Infrastructure]] that is concerned with the integration, virtualisation, and management of [[#Service|Services]] and [[#Resource|Resources]] in a distributed, heterogeneous environment that supports collections of [[#User|users]] and resources ([[#Virtual_Organisation|Virtual Organisations]]) across traditional administrative, trust and organisational boundaries (real organisations). (''Source: ''OGF GFD-I.181)
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="High_Performance_Computing">[[#High_Performance_Computing|High Performance Computing]]</div>
| HPC
| A computing paradigm that focuses on the efficient execution of compute intensive, tightly-coupled tasks. Given the high parallel communication requirements, the tasks are typically executed on low latency interconnects which makes it possible to share data very rapidly between a large numbers of processors working on the same problem. HPC systems are delivered through low latency clusters and supercomputers and are typically optimised to maximise the number of operations per seconds. The typical metrics are FLOPS, tasks/s, I/O rates.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="High_Throughput_Computing">[[#High_Throughput_Computing|High Throughput Computing]]</div>
| HTC
| A computing paradigm that focuses on the efficient execution of a large number of loosely-coupled tasks. Given the minimal parallel communication requirements, the tasks can be executed on clusters or physically distributed resources using grid technologies. HTC systems are typically optimised to maximise the throughput over a long period of time and a typical metric is jobs per month or year.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="In_Silico">[[#In_Silico|In Silico]]</div>
|
| An expression used to mean 'performed on computer or via computer simulation'. (''Source:'' Wikipedia)
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Incident">[[#Incident|Incident]]</div>
|
| Any event which is not part of the standard operation of a [[#Service|Service]] and which causes or may cause an interruption to, or a reduction in, the [[#Quality_of_Service|quality of that service]]. (''Source:&nbsp;''ISO 20000-1)
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Infrastructure_Platform">[[#Infrastructure_Platform|Infrastructure Platform]]</div>
|
| A [[#Platform|Platform]] that enables flexible and efficient provisioning of IT resources irrespective of the [[#User|User’s]] actual use of those resources. It forms the foundation layer to develop [[#Community_Platform|Community]] and [[#Collaboration_Platform|Collaboration]] Platforms to be built on top of it.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Interoperability">[[#Interoperability|Interoperability]]</div>
|
| The ability of systems, people and organisations to provide services to and accept services from other systems, people and organisations and to use the services so exchanged to enable them to operate effectively together.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="IT_Capability">[[#IT_Capability|IT Capability]]</div>
|
| See [[#Capability|Capability]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="IT_Infrastructure">[[#IT_Infrastructure|IT Infrastructure]]</div>
|
| All of the hardware, software, networks, facilities, etc. that are required to develop, test, deliver, monitor, control or support applications and [[#IT_Service|IT Services]]. The term includes all of the information technology but not the associated people, [[#Process|Processes]] and documentation. (''Source'': ITIL 2011)
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="IT_Service">[[#IT_Service|IT Service]]</div>
|
| A service provided by an [[#Service_Provider|IT Service Provider]] like a [[#Resource_Centre|Resource Centre]] or a [[#Resource_infrastructure_Provider|Resource infrastructure Provider]]. An IT service is made up of a combination of information technology, people and [[#Process|Processes]]. A user-facing IT service directly supports the business processes of one or more [[#User|Users]] and its service level targets should be defined in a [[#Service_Level_Agreement|Service Level Agreement]]. Other IT services, called supporting services, are not directly used by the business but are required by the service provider to deliver user-facing services. (''Source: ''ITIL 2011 adapted)
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Memorandum_of_Understanding">[[#Memorandum_of_Understanding|Memorandum of Understanding]]</div>
| MoU
| An agreement that clarifies the relationships, responsibilities and communication channels between two or more parties that may share [[#Service|Services]], clients, and [[#Resource|Resources]]. The MoU is used when both parties do not want to pursue a Contract that is legally binding (generally). Formal contracts can be intimidating therefore MoUs are the better option for some communities. However, it can also be used to regulate the relationship between parties.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="National_Grid_Infrastructure">[[#National_Grid_Infrastructure|National Grid Infrastructure]]</div>
| NGI
| The national federation of shared computing, storage and data resources that delivers sustainable, integrated and secure distributed computing services to the national research communities and their international collaborators. The federation is coordinated by a [[#NGI_Coordinating_Body|National Coordinating Body]] providing a single point of contact at the national level and has official membership in the EGI Council through an [[#NGI_Legal_Representative|NGI legal representative]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="NGI_Coordinating_Body">[[#NGI_Coordinating_Body|NGI Coordinating Body]]</div>
|
| An organisation that has the exclusive responsibility for strategic decisions and overall management of a [[#National_Grid_Infrastructure|National Grid Infrastructure]]. The organisation can perform or delegate the role of [[#NGI_Legal_Representative|NGI legal representative]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="NGI_Legal_Representative">[[#NGI_Legal_Representative|NGI Legal Representative]]</div>
|
| The legal organisation that has the exclusive mandate delegated through the [[#NGI_Coordinating_Body|National Coordinating Body]] to legally represent an [[#National_Grid_Infrastructure|NGI]] at the national and international level and serves as the NGI representative member in the EGI Council. The NGI Legal Representative may also perform the function of the [[#NGI_Coordinating_Body|National Coordinating Body]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Open_ICT_Ecosystem">[[#Open_ICT_Ecosystem|Open ICT Ecosystem]]</div>
|
| An ICT ecosystem is open when it is capable of incorporating and sustaining [[#Interoperability|Interoperability]], collaborative development and transparency, while increasing capacities to create flexible, service-oriented ICT applications that can be taken apart and recombined to meet changing needs more efficiently and effectively.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Open_Science">[[#Open_Science|Open Science]]</div>
|
| The umbrella term of the movement to make scientific research, data and dissemination accessible to all levels of an inquiring society, amateur or professional. It encompasses practices such as publishing open research, campaigning for open access, encouraging scientists to practice open notebook science, and generally making it easier to publish and communicate scientific knowledge. (''Source:'' Wikipedia)
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Open_Standard">[[#Open_Standard|Open Standard]]</div>
|
| A standard is open if meets the following criteria: All stakeholders have the same possibility of contributing to the development of the specification and public review is part of the decision-making process; The specification is available for everybody to study; Intellectual property rights related to the specification are licensed on FRAND (Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory) or royalty-free terms in a way that allows implementation in both proprietary and open source software.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Operational_Level_Agreement">[[#Operational_Level_Agreement|Operational Level Agreement]]</div>
| OLA
| An agreement between an [[#Service_Provider|IT Service Provider]] and another part of the same organisation. An OLA supports the IT Service Provider’s delivery of [[#IT_Service|IT Services]] to [[#Users|Users]]. The OLA defines the goods or [[#Service|Services]] to be provided and the responsibilities of both parties.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Operations_Centre">[[#Operations_Centre|Operations Centre]]</div>
|
| A centre offering operations services on behalf of the [[#Resource_Infrastructure_Provider|Resource Infrastructure Provider]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Package">[[#Package|Package]]</div>
|
| A structured software unit suitable for automated installation on a computer. A Package may specify dependencies on other packages, so that either a specific version of that package, or a minimum version of that package may satisfy that dependency.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Platform">[[#Platform|Platform]]</div>
|
| An IT system composed by hardware and/or software components providing a compatibility layer that enables upper-level platforms or user applications to run.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Platform_Integrator">[[#Platform_Integrator|Platform Integrator]]</div>
|
| A [[#Service_Provider|Service Provider]] that brings together software components from different [[#Technology_Provider|Technology Providers]] or use external services (e.g. from the Collaboration Platform) to meet the needs of a particular consuming research community.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Platform_Operator">[[#Platform_Operator|Platform Operator]]</div>
|
| A [[#Service_Provider|Service Provider]] that ensures the services deployed as part of an [[#IT_Infrastructure|Infrastructure]] or community platform are operating effectively on the distributed resources for their consuming community.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Policy">[[#Policy|Policy]]</div>
|
| Clear, formal and mandatory statement and position of general nature adopted by the IT Infrastructure governance bodies.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Policy_Development_Process">[[#Policy_Development_Process|Policy Development Process]]</div>
| PDP
| The EGI.eu process for the review, approval and revision of policies and procedures that apply to the EGI community.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Problem">[[#Problem|Problem]]</div>
|
| Unknown underlying cause of one or more [[#Incident|Incidents]]. (''Source:'' ISO 20000-1)
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Process">[[#Process|Process]]</div>
|
| A structured set of activities designed to accomplish a specific objective. A process takes one or more defined inputs and turns them into defined outputs. It may include any of the roles, responsibilities, tools and management controls required to reliably deliver the outputs. A process may define [[#Policy|Policies]], [[#Standard|Standards]], guidelines, activities and work instructions if they are needed. (''Source:'' ITIL 2011)
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Procedure">[[#Procedure|Procedure]]</div>
|
| Step by step written and approved specification of how to complete a specific task or [[#Process|Process]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Product">[[#Product|Product]]</div>
|
| A marketed entity (here: software component) that may provide a service of its own, or may be re-used as an internal component in another product, or [[#Appliance|appliance]]. A Product may consist of one or more deployable [[#Package|packages]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Quality_of_Service">[[#Quality_of_Service|Quality of Service]]</div>
| QoS
| The collective effect of service performance that determine the degree of satisfaction of a [[#User|User]] of the [[#Service|Service]]. Note that the quality of service is characterised by the combined aspects of service support performance, service operability performance, service integrity and other factors specific to each service. (''Source'':&nbsp;TMF)
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Repository">[[#Repository|Repository]]</div>
|
| A storage location from which software packages may be retrieved and installed on a computer. (''Source:'' Wikipedia)
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Resource">[[#Resource|Resource]]</div>
|
| A physical or virtual entity that is consumed from an [[#e-Infrastructure|e-Infrastructure]] through [[#IT_Service|IT Services]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Resource_Centre">[[#Resource_Centre|Resource Centre]]</div>
| RC
| The smallest resource administration domain in an [[#e-Infrastructure|e-Infrastructure]]. It can be either localised or geographically distributed. It provides a minimum set of local or remote [[#IT_Service|IT Services]] compliant to well-defined [[#IT_Capability|IT Capabilities]] necessary to make resources accessible to [[#User|Users]]. Access is granted by exposing common interfaces to [[#User|Users]].
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! scope="row" | <div id="Resource_Centre_Administrator">[[#Resource_Centre_Administrator|Resource Centre Administrator]]</div>
|
| An individual who is responsible for installing, operating, maintaining and supporting one or more resources or [[#IT_Service|IT Services]] in a [[#Resource_Centre|Resource Centre]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Resource_Centre_Operations_Manager">[[#Resource_Centre_Operations_Manager|Resource Centre Operations Manager]]</div>
|
| An individual who leads the [[#Resource_Centre|Resource Centre]] operations, and is the official technical contact person in the connected organisation. He/she is locally supported by a team of [[#Resource_Centre_Administrator|Resource Centre Administrators]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Resource_Infrastructure">[[#Resource_Infrastructure|Resource Infrastructure]]</div>
| RI
| A federation of [[#Resource_Centre|Resource Centres]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Resource_Infrastructure_Provider">[[#Resource_Infrastructure_Provider|Resource infrastructure Provider]]</div>
| RP
| The legal organisation responsible for any matter that concerns&nbsp;the respective [[#Resource_Infrastructure|Resource Infrastructure]]. It provides, manages and operates (directly or indirectly) all the operational services required to an agreed level of quality as required by the [[#Resource_Centre|Resource Centres]] and&nbsp;their user community. It holds the responsibility of integrating these operational services into [[#European_Grid_Infrastructure|EGI]] in order to enable uniform resource access and sharing for the benefit of their [[#User|Users]]. The Resource infrastructure Provider liaises locally with the [[#Resource_Centre_Operations_Manager|Resource Centre Operations Managers]], and represents the [[#Resource_Centre|Resource Centres]] at an international level. Examples of a Resource infrastructure Provider are the [[#European_Intergovernmental_Research_Organisation|European Intergovernmental Research Organisations(EIRO)]] and the [[#National_Grid_Initiative|National Grid Initiatives (NGIs)]].
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! scope="row" | <div id="Research_Collaboration">[[#Research_Collaboration|Research Collaboration]]</div>
|
| A group of scientists or researchers from different universities, institutes or other organisations working together for a common goal.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Science_Gateway">[[#Science_Gateway|Science Gateway]]</div>
|
| A community-specific set of tools, applications, and data collections that are integrated together via a web portal or a desktop application, providing access to resources and services from the European Grid Infrastructure.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Service">[[#Service|Service]]</div>
|
| A means of delivering value to [[#User|Users]] by facilitating outcomes they want to achieve without the ownership of specific costs and risks. (''Source'': ITIL 2011, adapted)&nbsp;
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! scope="row" | <div id="Service_Catalogue">[[#Service_Catalogue|Service Catalogue]]</div>
|
| A database or structured document with information about all live [[#Service|IT services]], including those available for deployment. The Service Catalogue is part of the [[#Service_Portfolio|Service Portfolio]] and contains information about two types of IT service: user-facing services that are visible to the business; and supporting services required by the [[#Service_Provider|Service Provider]] to deliver user-facing services. (''Source'': ITIL 2011)
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! scope="row" | <div id="Service_Level_Agreement">[[#Service_Level_Agreement|Service Level Agreement]]</div>
| SLA
| An agreement between a [[#Service_Provider|Service Provider]] and a customer/client. The SLA describes the [[#Service|IT Service]], documents service level targets and specifies the responsibilities of the Service Provider and the customer/client.. A single SLA may cover multiple [[#IT_Service|IT Services]] or multiple customers/clients.
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! scope="row" | <div id="Service_Level_Management">[[#Service_Level_Management|Service Level Management]]</div>
| SLM
| The process responsible for negotiating achievable [[#Service_Level_Agreement|Service Level Agreements]] and ensuring that these are met. It is responsible for ensuring that all IT service management processes, [[#Operational_Level_Agreement|Operational Level Agreements]] and [[#Underpinning_Contract|Underpinning Contracts]] are appropriate for the agreed service level targets. Service Level Management monitors and reports on service levels, holds regular service reviews with customers/clients, and identifies required improvements. (''Source'': ITIL 2011)
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! scope="row" | <div id="Service_Level_Target">[[#Service_Level_Target|Service Level Target]]</div>
| SLT
| A commitment that is documented in a [[#Service_Level_Agreement|Service Level Agreement]]. Service Level Targets are based on service level requirements, and are needed to ensure that the [[#IT_Service|IT Service]] is able to meet business or organisation objectives. They should be smart and are usually based on key performance indicators. (''Source'': ITIL 2011)
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! scope="row" | <div id="Service_Portfolio">[[#Service_Portfolio|Service Portfolio]]</div>
|
| The complete set of [[#Service|Services]] that is managed by a [[#Service_Provider|Service Provider]]. The Service Portfolio is used to manage the entire lifecycle of all services, and includes three categories: service pipeline (proposed or in development), service catalogue (live or available for deployment), and retired services. (''Source'': ITIL 2011)
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! scope="row" | <div id="Service_Provider">[[#Service_Provider|Service Provider]]</div>
|
| An organisation supplying [[#Service|Services]] to one or more internal or external [[#User|Users]]. Service provider is often used as an abbreviation for IT Service Provider. (''Source:'' ITIL 2011 adapted)
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Site">[[#Site|Site]]</div>
|
| See&nbsp;[[#Resource_Centre|Resource Centre]].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Standard">[[#Standard|Standard]]</div>
|
| A document, established by consensus and approved by a [[#Standard_Organisation_Body|Standards Organisation]], which provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context. Compliance is not compulsory.
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! scope="row" | <div id="Standard_Organization_Body">[[#Standard_Organisation_Body|Standard Organisation Body]]</div>
| SDO
| A chartered organisation tasked with producing [[#Standard|Standards]] and specifications, according to specific and strictly defined requirements, procedures and rules. Standards developing organisations include recognised standardisation bodies such as&nbsp;: 1) international standardisation committees such as the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), the three European Standard Organisations: the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) or the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), national standardisation organisations such as ANSI; 2) fora and consortia initiatives for standardisation such as the Open Grid Forum (OGF) or the Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS).
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! scope="row" | <div id="Techology_Provider">[[#Techology_Provider|Techology Provider]]</div>
| TP
| Delivers the software, services and/or support required by any client or customer. Technology Providers can be community-specific as organisations or projects that develop or deliver software for specific user communities or customisation for specific requirements. They can also be generic as open-source software collaborations or commercial software providers that deliver technology spanning multiple user communities or domains for general infrastructure purposes.
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! scope="row" | <div id="UMD_Capability">[[#UMD_Capability|UMD Capability]]</div>
|
| An [[#IT_Capability|IT Capability]] defined in the [https://documents.egi.eu/document/272 UMD Roadmap].
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Underpinning_Contract">[[#Underpinning_Contract|Underpinning Contract]]</div>
| UC
| A contract between an [[#Service_Provider|IT service provider]] and a third party. The third party provides goods or services that support delivery of an [[#Service|IT Service]] to a customer/client. The Underpinning Contract defines targets and responsibilities that are required to meet agreed service level targets in one or more [[#Service_Level_Agreement|Service Level Agreements]]. (''Source:'' ITIL 2011)
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! scope="row" | <div id="Unified_Middleware_Distribution">[[#Unified_Middleware_Distribution|Unified Middleware Distribution]]</div>
| UMD
| The integrated set of software components contributed by [[#Technology_Provider|Technology Providers]] and packaged for deployment as production-quality services in [[#European_Grid_Infrastructure|EGI]].
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! scope="row" | <div id="User">[[#User|User]]</div>
|
| A person who uses the [[#IT_Service|IT Service]] on day-to-day basis. Users are distinct from customers, as some customers do not use the IT service directly. (''Source'': ITIL 2011)
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! scope="row" | <div id="Value_Propositon">[[#Value_Propositon|Value Propositon]]</div>
|
| A promise of value to be delivered and a belief from the customer/client of value that will be experienced. A value proposition can apply to an entire organisation, or parts thereof, or client accounts, or [[#Products|Products]] or [[#Services|Services]].
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! scope="row" | <div id="Virtual_Machine_Image">*[[#Virtual_Machine_Image|Virtual Machine Image]]</div>
| VMI
| A hard disk image that is used as a template for creating a virtual machine.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Virtual_Organisation">[[#Virtual_Organisation|Virtual Organisation]]</div>
| VO
| A group of people (e.g. scientists, researchers) with common interests and requirements, who need to work collaboratively and/or share resources (e.g. data, software, expertise, CPU, storage space) regardless of geographical location. They join a VO in order to access resources to meet these needs, after agreeing to a set of rules and [[#Policy|Policies]] that govern their access and security rights (to users, resources and data).
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! scope="row" | <div id="Virtual_Organisation_Manager">[[#Virtual_Organisation_Manager|Virtual Organisation Manager]]</div>
|
| An individual responsible for the membership registry of a [[#Virtual_Organisation|VO]] including its accuracy and integrity.
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! scope="row" | <div id="Virtual_Research_Community">[[#Virtual_Research_Community|Virtual Research Community]]</div>
| VRC
| A group of large-scale research collaborations, or a number of separate [[#Virtual_Organisation|VOs]] grouped according to research domain or computational technique. The group shares information and experience in achieving their goals through the usage of an [[#e-Infrastructure|e-Infrastructure]] (e.g., best practices, applications, training material).
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! scope="row" | <div id="Virtual_Research_Environment">*[[#Virtual_Research_Environment|Virtual Research Environment]]</div>
| VRE
| Domain specific environments or combination of environments that provide the researcher with easy access to the services deployed in EGI to enable their data analysis activities, whether through command line interfaces or higher-level generic tools that simplify the data analysis process.
|-
! scope="row" | <div id="Virtual_Team">*[[#Virtual_Team|Virtual Team]]</div>
| VT
| A group of individuals spread across different organisations that are brought together for typically small scale projects, which cut across existing organisational structures within EGI.
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! scope="row" | <div id="Workflow">[[#Workflow|Workflow]]</div>
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| A series of computational or data manipulation steps using resources of [[#European_Grid_Infrastructure|EGI]].
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! scope="row" | <div id="Workflow_System">[[#Workflow_System|Workflow System]]</div>
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| A software system that enables scientific communities to compose and execute a series of computational or data manipulation steps, or a workflow, in a scientific application on resources of [[#European_Grid_Infrastructure|EGI]].
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=== Concept Map  ===
 
This concept maps presents the various glossary terms and highlights some of their relationships. Not all relationships are presented for readability issues. It is meant to provide a visual representation of the main relationships among the terms.
 
[[Image:EGI-Glossary.jpg|1500px|EGI-Glossary.jpg]]

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