Glossary

C/C++ Development Tools (CDT): A set of plugins that provide C and C++ support for Eclipse.
Job: An instance of a parallel application.
Machine: A parallel computer system.
Node: A computational element that is part of a parallel computer system.
Port Forwarding: Ability to multiplex multiple TCP/IP connections across a single channel (usually SSH.)
Process: An execution unit (may be multiple threads of execution.)
Parallel Application Launch Configuration: An Eclipse launch configuration (run or debug) that contains the parameters and attributes necessary to launch a parallel job.
Queue: A queue of pending jobs.
Remote Development Tools (RDT): Extensions to the C/C++ Development Tools to enable remote development.
Remote Location: A configuration that identifies a particular location (including authentication information) on a remote system.
Remote Service Provider: A set of Eclipse plugins that provides remote services (e.g. RSE or Remote Tools.)
Remote System Explorer (RSE): A remote service provider implementation (part of the DSDP project.)
Remote Tools: A remote service provider implementation (part of the PTP project.)
Resource Manager: Corresponds to an instance of a resource management system (e.g. a job scheduler). It is possible to have multiple resource mangers connected to different machines.
Scalable Debug Manager (SDM): The external (to Eclipse) debugger infrastructure used to debug a parallel application.