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- client
- clients
- client - a piece of computer hardware or software that accesses a service made available by a server
- daemon
- daemons
- service
- services
- daemon/service - a computer program that runs as a background process
- daisy chain
- daisy-chain
- Daisy chain - a wiring scheme in which multiple devices are wired together in sequence or in a ring, similar to a garland of daisy flowers (electrical and electronic engineering).
- encoder
- encoders
- a sensor that encodes position
- a device or an algorithm to convert video to a certain digital format
- FFmpeg
- ffmpeg
- FFmpeg - a vast software suite of libraries and programs for handling video, audio, and other multimedia files and streams.
- fxmnet
- FELIX machine network
- fxunet
- FELIX user network
- GEANT
- EU's counterpart to SURF
- gitlab
- GitLab - an open-source web-based Git-repository manager. We use the Science gitlab server.
- Guacamole
- Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway.
- JISC
- UK's counterpart to SURF
- keepass
- KeePass
- KeePass - a program used to access and maintain a password database
- Kubernetes
- Kubernetes (K8s) - an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
- labview
- Labview
- LabVIEW
- LabVIEW - a system-design platform and development environment for a visual programming language from National Instruments
- lilo
- Linux login server - a secure shell server available for Students and Staff of the Science Faculty.
- Mattermost
- mattermost
- Mattermost - an open-source collaboration platform similar to Slack or Microsoft Teams.
- moonshot
- moonshot - software that extends the use of web-based idp's like umbrellaID to non web-based services, like SSH and NFS.
- mosquitto_sub
- an MQTT version 3.1 client for subscribing to topics
- mosquitto_pub
- an MQTT version 3.1/3.1.1 client for publishing simple messages
- MySQL
- MySQL - an open-source relational database management system. For our local database see: MySQL database on isolator
- netgate
- netgates
- Netgate - a protocol or proxy for exchanging data between systems
- NeXus
- NeXus - a common data format for neutron, x-ray, and muon science based on HDF-5.
- NI-Motion
- NI Motion
- a set of high-level software commands for communicating with NI motion controllers
- server
- servers
- server - computer program or a device that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called clients
- putty
- PuTTY
- PuTTY - a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application.
- Raspberry Pi
- Raspberry Pi - a small single-board computer.
- python
- Python
- Python - a programming language that lets you work quickly and integrate systems more effectively.
- subnet
- subnets
- a logical subdivision of an IP network
- SWITCH
- CH's counterpart to SURF
- TANGO
- TANGO - a free open source device-oriented controls toolkit for controlling any kind of hardware or software and building SCADA systems.
- telgids
- ethergids
- Telgids/Ethergids - a phonebook for telephone numbers and ethernet outlets maintained by CNCZ.
- tree view
- Tree view - a graphical control element that presents a hierarchical view of information
- umbrellaID
- umbrellaID - the federated identity system for the users of the (European) large neutron and photon facilities.
