Glossary

The definitions below are related to this document and are provided for quick reference.

A UNIX shell used for entering command-line executions. Included with most Linux distributions and macOS. Includes SSH capability.

Also known as a virtual machine monitor, a hypervisor is software/hardware that creates, runs, and manages virtual machines.

An operating system instance that runs on top of a hypervisor. Multiple virtual machines (VMs) can run at the same time on the same physical host.

Acronyms

Command-Line Interface

Delay-Tolerant Network

Graphics Processing Unit

Graphical User Interface

Limited Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Message Passing Interface

Network File System

Portable Batch System

Simple Storage Service

Secure/SSH File Transfer Protocol

High-Performance Computing/Cluster

Secure Shell

Virtual Machine

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