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API

An Application Programming Interface allows two software applications to communicate...

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Control Groups (cgroups)

A Linux kernel feature that limits, accounts for, and isolates resource usage (CPU, memory, disk I/O) of a collection of processes.

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Cross-Platform

Usually refers to a piece of software that can be used with different types of operating systems (e.g GNU/Linux, Windows or MacOS).

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Manual Page

A man page (sometimes spelled manpage), short for manual page, is a form of software documentation found on Unix and Unix-like operating systems.

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Polkit

An application-level authorization framework that defines and handles privileges in Unix-like operating systems.

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Software Piracy

Software piracy is the unauthorized copying, distribution, reproduction, or use of copyrighted software. It constitutes a violation of intellectual property rights and copyright laws.

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systemd

An init system and system manager that has become the de facto standard for Linux distributions.

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