JDBC Type 2 Driver 3.0 Programmer's Reference (SQL/MX 3.x)

hyperlink
A reference (link) from a point in one hypertext document to a point in another document or another point in the
same document. A browser usually displays a hyperlink in a different color, font, or style. When the user
activates the link (usually by clicking on it with the mouse), the browser displays the target of the link.
hypertext
A collection of documents (nodes) containing cross-references or links that, with the aid of an interactive
browser, allow a reader to move easily from one document to another.
Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML)
A hypertext document format used on the World Wide Web.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
The client-server Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) used on the World Wide Web for
the exchange of HTML documents.
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IEC
See International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
IEEE
Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
interactive
Question-and-answer exchange between a user and a computer system.
interface
In general, the point of communication or interconnection between one person, program, or device and another,
or a set of rules for that interaction. See also API.
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
A standardization body at the same level as ISO.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
A voluntary, nontreaty organization founded in 1946, responsible for creating international standards in many
areas, including computers and communications. Its members are the national standards organizations of 89
countries, including ANSI.
Internet
The network of many thousands of interconnected networks that use the TCP/IP networking communications
protocol. It provides e-mail, file transfer, news, remote login, and access to thousands of databases. The Internet
includes three kinds of networks:
High-speed backbone networks such as NSFNET and MILNET
Mid-level networks such as corporate and university networks
Stub networks such as individual LANs
interoperability
One of the following:
The ability to communicate, execute programs, or transfer data between dissimilar environments, including
among systems from multiple vendors or with multiple versions of operating systems from the same