V (Visual Studio ALM Glossary)

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This glossary defines key terms that are used in the Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Help.

  • validation
    Custom code that you can write to check a model for valid data and consistency between its elements. The domain-specific language framework also uses built-in constraints to validate models.

  • validation test
    A test that ensures that the functionality called for in a scenario or quality of service requirement is working.

  • velocity
    A measure of the work accomplished per unit of time, for example, iteration.

  • velocity report
    A report that provides a measure of the rate of work accomplished per iteration unit of time, for example, iteration.

  • version
    The status of an item in source control that reflects one or more changes from a previous form. The greater the version number, the more recent the version.

  • version control
    The establishment and maintenance of baselines and the identification of changes to baselines that make it possible to return to the previous baseline.

  • virtual environment
    An environment composed entirely of virtual machines.

  • virtual machine
    A computer within a computer, implemented in software. A virtual machine emulates a complete hardware system, from processor to network card, in a self-contained, isolated software environment, enabling the simultaneous operation of otherwise incompatible operating systems. Each operating system runs in its own isolated software partition.

  • Virtual Machine Manager
    Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) enables enterprise-wide management of virtual machines.

  • Virtual Machine Manager agent
    Software that is installed on either a virtual machine host or a library server, which enables Virtual Machine Manager to monitor and manage hosts, virtual machines, and library resources. An agent is also installed on the source machine during a physical-to-virtual machine conversion.

  • vision statement
    A short statement outlining the project vision, describing the value proposition, the stakeholders, and the driving factors.

  • VMM
    See Virtual Machine Manager

  • vulnerability
    Any weakness, administrative process or act, or physical exposure that makes a computer susceptible to exploit by a threat.