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Subject: Re: [soa-rm-ra] How to Refer to Various Uses of the word "machine"
I do not like either the terms virtual machine or abstract machine as both have the connotation of being turing complete; and that is not what we are about. How about "abstract mechanism", or "abstract system"? Frank On Jun 1, 2006, at 11:34 AM, Jeffrey A Estefan wrote: > Hi Joe, > > The potential confusion between our proposed use of the term "SOA > virtual > machine" (or some variant) with the term "Java Virtual Machine > (JVM)" was > certainly something that crossed my mind; however, I believe it's > just an > artifact of the more recent popularity of Java whereas the term > "virtual > machine" has been around for decades. > > I think we can alleviate the problem by stating up front [in the RA > text] > that our definition of virtual machine is abstract in nature and is > technology-neutral, hence, it should not be confused with specific > technologies such as the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that provides the > runtime environment for the Java programming language or other > technology-specific "VM" variants. > > Incidentally, the term "abstract machine" also came to mind, but the > Computer Science purists out there often associate abstract machine > with > abstract computers and Turing machines. > > - Jeff > > > >
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