NonStop Server for Java 5.0 Programmer's Reference

JTS
See Java Transaction Service (JTS).
jts.Current
A JTS interface that lets you define transaction boundaries. The NonStop Server for
Java 5 includes an implementation of jts.Current.
JVM
See Java virtual machine (JVM).
K
key
(1) A value used to identify a record in a database, derived by applying a fixed function
to the record. The key is often simply one of the fields (a column if the database is
considered as a table with records being rows). Alternatively, the key can be obtained by
applying a function to one or more of the fields.
(2) A value that must be fed into the algorithm used to decode an encrypted message in
order to reproduce the original plain text. Some encryption schemes use the same (secret)
key to encrypt and decrypt a message, but public key encryption uses a private (secret)
key and a public key that is known by all parties.
L
LAN
See local area network (LAN).
local area network (LAN)
A data communications network that is geographically limited (typically to a radius of 1
kilometer), allowing easy interconnection of terminals, microprocessors, and computers
within adjacent buildings. Ethernet is an example of a LAN.
M
macro
A sequence of commands that can contain dummy arguments. When the macro runs,
actual parameters are substituted for the dummy arguments.
N
native
In the context of Java programming, something written in a language other than Java