MP) 3.0

An environment available for interactive and programmatic use with the NonStop operating system. Processes

that run in the Guardian environment use the Guardian system procedure calls as their API. Interactive users of

the Guardian environment use the HP Tandem Advanced Command Language (TACL) or another HP product's

command interpreter. Compare to OSS.

HP JDBC Driver for SQL/MP (JDBC/MP)

The product that provides access to NonStop SQL/MP and conforms to the JDBC API.

HP JDBC Driver for SQL/MX (JDBC/MX)

The product that provides access to NonStop SQL/MX and conforms to the JDBC API.

HP NonStop operating system

The operating system for NonStop systems.

HP NonStop ODBC Server

The HP implementation of ODBC for NonStop systems.

HP NonStop SQL/MP (SQL/MP)

HP NonStop Structured Query Language/MP, the HP relational database management system for NonStop

servers.

HP NonStop SQL/MX (SQL/MX)

HP NonStop Structured Query Language/MX, the HP next-generation relational database management system

for business-critical applications on NonStop servers.

HP NonStop system

HP computers (hardware and software) that support the NonStop operating system.

HP NonStop Technical Library

The browser-based interface to NonStop computing technical information.

HP NonStop Transaction Management Facility (TMF)

An HP product that provides transaction protection, database consistency, and database recovery. SQL

statements issued through a JDBC driver against a NonStop SQL database call procedures in the TMF

subsystem.

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.

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