The former implies the ability to migrate from one environment to another without modification while the latter allows for cross-platform (or in this case, cross-cloud) deployment.

前者意味着从一个环境迁移到另一个环境而无需作任何修改，而后者允许了跨平台(或者在这里，跨云)的部署。

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It also has the virtue of not requiring any modification to the original source code, and potentially minimal configuration change to the environment.

它的另一个优点是无需修改初始源代码，并且其对环境的配置更改也可能最少。

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Geoengineering, the deliberate modification of the environment to suit human needs, has long been regarded as the height of hubris by many people and most environmentalists.

长期以来，大多数环境保护者认为试图改变环境来满足人类需求的地球工程学是人类的过度自信。

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That GM, or genetic modification, is a good way to protect the environment.

FORBES: Genetic Modification: Proof that GM is Good for the Environment

In the following video, ACL is shown running on MeeGo, where the creators promise full compatibility with every Android app -- without the need for developer modification -- by leveraging Google's runtime environment and Dalvik VM.

ENGADGET: OpenMobile demos ACL for MeeGo, promises 100 percent compatibility with Android apps (video)

The result was a two-thirds majority against a ban on genetic modification of plants and animals and their release into the environment.

ECONOMIST: In defence of the demon seed