Glossary A glossary of Managed Internet Infrastructure Service Provider terminology. A company that hosts software applications for customers on its own servers within its own facilities.
Customers access the application via private lines or the Internet on a subscription basis.
The use of a technology, system, or product. An application performs a specific function directly for the user or for another application program. Examples of applications include word processors, database programs, Web browsers, development tools, and communication programs. 2 Architecture Term for both the process and the outcome of thinking out and specifying the overall structure, logical components, and the logical interrelationships of a computer, its operating system, a network or other conception. The process whereby a user proves they are who they claim to be.