Glossary
A#
- AI :: Artificial Intelligence
- ARC :: Advanced Research Computing
- AVX :: Advanced Vector eXtensions
B#
- BLAS :: Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms
C#
- CPU :: Central Processing Unit
- CC :: Compute Canada, a former organization replaced by DRAC
- CCDB :: CC User Database, a user accounts portal maintained by DRAC
- CVMFS :: Cern Virtual Machines File System
- CY:: Core Year, a unit of CPU and GPU resources used by CCDB and RAC
D#
- DFT :: 1. Discrete Fourier Transform, 2. Density Functional Theory
- DRAC :: Digital Research Alliance of Canada, same as The Alliance
E#
F#
- FFT :: Fast Fourier Transform
G#
- GCC :: GNU Compiler Collection
- GPU :: Graphics Processing Unit
- GUI :: Graphical User Interface
H#
- HPC :: High-Performance Computing
- HTTP :: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- HTTPS :: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
- HDF5 :: Hierarchical Data file Format version 5
I#
- I/O :: Input/Output
- IOPS :: I/O Operations Per Second
- IST :: Information Services and Technologies at UM
J#
K#
L#
- LAPACK :: Linear Algebra PACKage, used together with BLAS
M#
- MDS :: Metadata Server
- MDT :: Metadata Target
- ML :: Machine Learning
- MPI :: Message-Passing Interface
N#
- NVMe :: Non-Volatile Memory express
O#
- OMP :: Open Multi-Processing
- OOD :: Open OnDemand
- OSS :: Object Storage Server
- OST :: Object Storage Target
P#
- PI :: Principal Investigator
Q#
R#
- RAC :: Resource Allocation Competition
- RDM :: Research Data Management
S#
- SLURM :: Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management
- SSH :: Secure SHell
- SSL :: Secure Socket Layers, same as TLS
T#
- TLS :: Transport Layer Security
U#
- UM :: University of Manitoba
V#
- VM :: Virtual Machine
W#
- WAN :: A Wide Area Network (WAN) is a network that spans several geographically distributed locations.