===== Software Stack =====
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A **Software Stack** is an ordered collection of software that makes it possible to complete a particular task.  

There are a lot of different types of **Software Stacks**. Here are a few examples:

  * A [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:server|server]] stack includes the software required for basic server functioning.
  * A Web stack includes the software required for Web app development. 
  * An application stack includes all the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:a:application|application]] programs required to perform a given task.
  * A software stack includes the software required for a given task. (Software stacks include infrastructure software, rather than just applications.)
  * A storage stack is a type of software stack that includes servers, networking components and server virtualization components. 
  * A virtualization stack is the collection of resources that, along with the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:h:hypervisor|hypervisor]], make up the Microsoft Hyper-V environment.

  : **Note:** A **Software Stack** does not include [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:h:hardware]]. A [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:solution_stack]] is a **Software Stack** that includes Software.

Source: [[https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/solution-stack ]]


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