A cactus (plural: cacti, cactuses, or cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae,[Note 1] a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.
'cot' and 'crib' In British English, a cot is a bed for a baby. A cot has high sides to prevent the baby from falling out. In American English, a bed like this is called a crib.
For systems that depend on COTS products, the evaluation and selection of ap-. propriate products is essential to the success of the entire system. Yet many organizations strug-. gle during the evaluation and selection process.