...
CLAMP Control Loop Runtime: The CLAMP server that holds Control Loop Type definitions and manages the life cycle of Control Loop Instances and their Control Loop Elements in cooperation with participants.
Participant Type: Definition of a type of system or framework that can take part in control loops and a definition of the capabilities of that participant type. A participant advertises its type to the CLAMP Control Loop Runtime.
Participant: A system or framework that takes part in control loops by executing Control Loop Elements in cooperation with the CLAMP Control Loop Runtime. A participant chooses to partake in control loops, to manage Control Loop Elements for CLAMP, and to receive, send and act on LCM messages for the CLAMP runtime.
...