Application
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Although it is possible to get confused if you only think in terms of the Client-Side of the BOINC System, an Application is NOT a synonym for a Science Application.
An Application represents a collection of related computation. It consists of a program Science Application (usually with versions for different platforms) and a set of Work Units and Results. A Project can operate many Applications. Information about Applications is maintained in the Application Table in the BOINC Database.
An Application, in the context of the BOINC System, is a collection of items that include (but is not limited to) the following:
- Application Source Code
- Data File Structures
- Science Applications (Executable programs for a specific target Platform)
- Work Units
- Results
