glossary.tex

\newglossaryentry{jitter}
{
    name=jitter,
    description={An estimate of the statistical variance of the RTP data packet interarrival time \cite{rfc3550}}
}

\newglossaryentry{kernel}
{
    name=kernel,
    description={A computer program that is the core of a computer's operating system, with complete control over everything in the system}
}

\newglossaryentry{library}{
    name=library,
    plural=libraries,
    description={A collection of non-volatile resources used by computer programs, often to develop software}
}

\newglossaryentry{probe}{
    name=probe,
    description={A device that is put inside a system to test or record information}
}

\newglossaryentry{state-machine}{
    name=state machine,
    description={A mathematical model of computation. It is an abstract machine that can be in exactly one of a finite number of states at any given time and the transitions between them are defined with the necessary input and the evoked output}
}

\newglossaryentry{open-source}{
    name=open source,
    description={is an attitude in software development when the source code of a software is freely available and readable, however this does not necessarily mean the \emph{unlimited} redistribution of the modified code}
}

\newglossaryentry{socket}{
    name=socket,
    description={A file-like representation of a virtual network entry point between a user program and the OS}
}