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Advanced Resource Connector
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<p>Advanced Resource Connector (ARC) is a <a href="/facts/Grid_computing/2GQhzN5l">grid computing</a> <a href="/facts/Middleware/HobNosz9">middleware</a> introduced by <a href="/facts/NorduGrid/s0d4JG2I">NorduGrid</a>. It provides a common interface for submission of computational tasks to different <a href="/facts/Distributed_computing/o5nyhqTF">distributed computing</a> systems and thus can enable grid infrastructures of varying size and complexity. The set of services and utilities providing the interface is known as ARC Computing Element (ARC-CE). ARC-CE functionality includes data staging and caching, developed in order to support data-intensive distributed computing. ARC is an <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open source</a> software distributed under the <a href="/facts/Apache_License/5AeIjas8">Apache License</a> 2.0. </p>