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Application service provider. An application service provider (ASP) is a business providing application software generally through the Web. [1] ASPs that specialize in a particular application (such as a medical billing program) may be referred to as providing software as a service.
An application server is a server that hosts applications [1] or software that delivers a business application through a communication protocol. [2] For a typical web application, the application server sits behind the web servers. An application server framework is a service layer model. It includes software components available to a software ...
Application service management. Application service management (ASM) is an emerging discipline within systems management that focuses on monitoring and managing the performance and quality of service of business transactions. ASM can be defined as a well-defined process and use of related tools to detect, diagnose, remedy, and report the ...
Software as a service. Software as a service (SaaS / sæs / [1]) is a form of cloud computing in which the provider offers the use of application software to a client and manages all the physical and software resources used by the application. [2] The distinguishing feature of SaaS compared to other software delivery models is that it separates ...
Platform as a service (PaaS) or application platform as a service (aPaaS) or platform-based service is a category of cloud computing services that allows customers to provision, instantiate, run, and manage a modular bundle comprising a computing platform and one or more applications, without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and ...
The Application Services Library ( ASL) is a public domain framework of best practices used to standardize processes within Application Management, the discipline of producing and maintaining information systems and applications. The term "library" is used because ASL is presented as a set of books describing best practices from the IT industry.
Application software. An application program (software application, or application, or app for short) is a computer program designed to carry out a specific task other than one relating to the operation of the computer itself, [1] typically to be used by end-users. [2] Word processors, media players, and accounting software are examples.
API. An application programming interface (abbreviated API) is a way for two or more computer programs or components to communicate with each other. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. [1] A document or standard that describes how to build or use such a connection or interface is called an API ...