8. Glossary

Here is a list of terms we use regularly, so you get an idea of what they are:

Deposit

A draft analysis decription on CERN Analysis Preservation.

Docker/Docker Container

An open source software that allows arbitrary software to be wrapped inside a so called “Docker container”. This container mimics the environment the software usually runs in. Thus, it can be preserved and run relatively easy.

Invenio-Deposit

The part of the Invenio framework that in case of CERN Analysis Preservation handles everything directly related to analysis records like permission to view and edit and storage.

Kubernetes

An open source software used by REANA for managing containers (usually Docker containers) on a cluster. This includes scheduling and scaling tasks and executing the software wrapped inside the containers.

UMBRELLA

A container tool similar to Docker. It is designed as a light-weight tool for preserving an environment while considering hardware, operating system, software and data.

Yadage Workflow

A set of JSON schemas with rules how to chain them together to describe analysis workflows. They are wrapped in a container (e.g. Docker) and can be executed by Yadage both locally (e.g. on your laptop) and distributed (e.g. on Kubernetes or REANA).