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Technology Glossary🔗

Hardware🔗

  • BSP: Board Support Package ^bsp
  • JTAG: Joint Test Action Group ^jtag
  • FPGA: Field-programmable Gate Array ^fpga
  • NUMA: non-uniform memory architecture ^numa
  • SAN: Storage area network ^san
  • SMP: Symmetric multiprocessing or shared-memory multiprocessing ^smp
    > Symmetric multiprocessing or shared-memory multiprocessing involves a multiprocessor computer hardware and software architecture where two or more identical processors are connected to a single, shared main memory, have full access to all input and output devices, and are controlled by a single operating system instance that treats all processors equally, reserving none for special purposes. Wikipedia

Dev🔗

  • IaaS: Infrastructure as a Service ^IaaS
  • PaaS: Platform as a Service ^PaaS
  • SaaS: Software as a Service ^saas

Storage🔗

  • AFP: Apple Filing Protocol ^afp
  • NAS: Network-Attached Storage ^nas
  • SAN: Storage area network ^san

Networking🔗

  • MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit ^mtu
    Maximum packet size that can be transmitted over your network
  • NAS: see NAS
  • SMB: Server Message Block (Samba, Windows) ^smb

Misc🔗

  • JTAG: Joint Test Action Group ^jtag