VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor)
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- A layer of software or firmware/microcode that sits between one or more operating systems and a server. It presents each hosted operating environment with the impression that it has it's own dedicated server, although in reality they all share the same physical server. [Also Virtual Machine Manager]
Open Grid Forum - Cite This Source - This Definition - Abstraction, GASS (Global Access to Secondary Storage), GRAM (Grid Resource Allocation and Management), Policy-based Management, virtualization, VO (Virtual Organization)
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