<s>
Apache	B-Language
JMeter	I-Language
is	O
an	O
Apache	O
project	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
load	O
testing	O
tool	O
for	O
analyzing	O
and	O
measuring	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
services	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
JMeter	B-Language
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
unit-test	O
tool	O
for	O
JDBC	B-Language
database	O
connections	O
,	O
FTP	B-Protocol
,	O
LDAP	B-Protocol
,	O
web	O
services	O
,	O
JMS	B-Language
,	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
,	O
generic	O
TCP	B-Protocol
connections	O
and	O
OS-native	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
can	O
also	O
configure	O
JMeter	B-Language
as	O
a	O
monitor	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
is	O
typically	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
basic	O
monitoring	O
solution	O
rather	O
than	O
advanced	O
monitoring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JMeter	B-Language
supports	O
variable	O
parameterization	O
,	O
assertions	O
(	O
response	O
validation	O
)	O
,	O
per-thread	O
cookies	O
,	O
configuration	O
variables	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JMeter	B-Language
architecture	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
JMeter	B-Language
Plugins	B-Application
is	O
an	O
independent	O
project	O
for	O
Apache	B-Language
JMeter	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
plugin	B-Application
serves	O
a	O
different	O
purpose	O
while	O
expediting	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
creating	O
and	O
executing	O
JMeter	B-Language
Test	O
Plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
install	O
plugins	B-Application
via	O
the	O
Plugin	B-Application
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
