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'''Infrastructure as code''' ('''IaC''') is the process of managing and provisioning computer [[data center]] [[Resource|resources]] through machine-readable definition files, rather than physical [[HardwareComputer random number generatorhardware|hardware]] configuration or interactive configuration tools.<ref name="AWS in Action, IaC" />

The [[IT infrastructure]] managed by this process comprises both physical equipment, such as [[bare-metal server]]s, as well as [[virtual machine]]s, and associated configuration resources.

The definitions may be in a [[Version Control System|version control system]], rather than maintaining the code through manual processes.

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