Writers' First Review Draft: (2VBA)
Term (2XTF)
Platform (2XTG)
Origin/Source for Inclusion of the Term (2XTH)
OMB Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework Version 1.5 (2XTI)
OMB Context Definition (2XTJ)
Reference/URL OMB Context Definition (2XTK)
Business Definition (2XTL)
A term that refers to generic groupings of like computers and their operating systems. (2XTM)
Reference/URL for Business Definition (2XTN)
Composite Definition developed from multiple sources by Steven C. Decker, Chief Architect, Healthcare Mission Area, Center for Enterprise Management, MITRE Corporation, sdecker@mitre.org, 703.983.7151, created July 20, 2005 (2XTO)
Technical Definition (2XTP)
The underlying architecture of hardware and software configurations constituting the computing environment hosting specific services, components, and applications. In its simplest form, a platform constitutes a specific hardware/operating system combination. More complex platforms might include layered operating environments on top of a basic OS/hardware combination, such as a virtual machine, programming language runtime, or application server. (2XTQ)
Reference/URL Technical Definition (2XTR)
OMB Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework Version 1.5 (2XTS)
Context Definition 1 (2XTT)
Reviewer Comment: In computing, a platform describes some sort of framework, either in hardware or software, which allows software to run. Typical platforms include a computer's architecture, operating system, or programming languages and their runtime libraries. (2XTU)
Reference/URL Context Definition 1 (2XTV)
Reviewer Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_%28computing%29 (2XTW)
Context Definition 2 (2XTX)
Reference/URL for Context Definition 2 (2XTY)
Context Definition 3 (2XTZ)
Reference/URL for Context Definition 3 (2XU0)
See Also Related Terms (2XU1)