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A computing environment (also called a computer environment) is
| “ | [a] [w]orkstation or server (host) and its operating system, peripherals, and applications.[1] | ” |
| “ | [t]he total environment in which an automated information system, network, or a component operates. The environment includes physical, administrative, and personnel procedures as well as communication and networking relationship with other information systems.[2] | ” |
| “ | [t]he general term describing the people, hardware, software, and databases comprising a single computer system or several network-connected computer systems, and the associated standards.[3] | ” |