G - Definitions

  • G

    Git

    Git is an open source distributed version control system that is available for free under the GNU General Public License version 2.

  • GitHub

    GitHub is a web-based version control and collaboration platform for software developers.

  • GitOps

    GitOps is an operational framework that applies DevOps practices, such as continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) and version control, to infrastructure automation.

  • Go programming language

    Go, also called Golang or Go language, is an open source programming language that Google developed.

  • golden image

    A golden image is a template for a virtual machine, virtual desktop, server or hard disk drive.

  • Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

    Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a managed Kubernetes service for containers and container clusters running on Google Cloud infrastructure.

  • guest operating system (guest OS)

    A guest operating system is the operating system installed on either a virtual machine (VM) or partitioned disk. It is usually different from the host operating system.

  • guest virtual machine (guest VM)

    A guest virtual machine (VM) is the software component of a VM, an independent instance of an operating system (OS), called a guest OS, and its associated software and information.