JDBC Type 2 Driver Programmer's Reference for SQL/MX Release 3.1 (H06.23+, J06.12+)

In the context of Java programming, something written in a language other than Java (such as C or C++) for a
specific platform.
node
One of the following:
An addressable device attached to a computer network.
A hypertext document.
NonStop Server for Java 5
The informal name of the NonStop Server for Java, based on the Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 products.
This product is a Java environment that supports compact, concurrent, dynamic, and portable programs for the
enterprise server.
NonStop Technical Library (NTL)
The browser-based interface to NonStop computing technical information. NTL replaces HP Total Information
Manager (TIM).
O
ODBC
See Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
The standard Microsoft product for accessing databases.
Open System Services (OSS)
An environment available for interactive and programmatic use with the NonStop operating system. Processes
that run in the OSS environment use the OSS API. Interactive users of the OSS environment use the OSS shell
for their command interpreter. Compare to Guardian.
OSS
See Open System Services (OSS).
P
package
A collection of related classes; for example, JDBC.
persistence
A property of a programming language where created objects and variables continue to exist and retain their
values between runs of the program.
portability
The ability to transfer programs from one platform to another without reprogramming. A characteristic of open
systems. Portability implies use of standard programming languages such as C.
Portable Operating System Interface X (POSIX)
A family of interrelated interface standards defined by ANSI and Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers
(IEEE). Each POSIX interface is separately defined in a numbered ANSI/IEEE standard or draft standard. The
standards deal with issues of portability, interoperability, and uniformity of user interfaces.