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Calling them components seems reasonable to me. You generally can't replace components of physical machines while they're running either. Edit: By machines I m

Calling them components seems reasonable to me. You generally can't replace components of physical machines while they're running either. Edit: By machines I meant the physical world we borrow our vocabulary for abstractions from, not servers. You can't change the tires on a car while driving it, or the belts on a vacuum while cleaning.

dignan 13y ago
That depends quite a bit on the machine. For example servers.
protomyth 13y ago
"You generally can't replace components of physical machines while they're running either." For some servers and mainframes you most certainly can replace components on the fly. It is a requirement for some places.
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