MP) 3.0

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

(1) 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 vendor. HP

documents often use the term connectivity in this context, while other vendors use connectivity to mean

hardware compatibility.

(2) Within a NonStop system node, the ability to use the features or facilities of one environment from another.

For example, the gtacl command in the OSS environment allows an interactive user to start and use a Guardian

tool in the Guardian environment.

interpreter

The component of a Java Virtual Machine that interprets bytecode into native machine code.

ISO

See International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

J2SE Development Kit (JDK)

The development kit delivered with the J2SE platform. Contrast with J2SE Runtime Environment (JRE). See

also, Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE).

jar

The Java Archive tool, which combines multiple files into a single Java Archive (JAR) file. Also, the command

to run the Java Archive Tool.

JAR file

A Java Archive file, produced by the Java Archive Tool, jar.

java

The Java interpreter, which runs Java bytecode. Also, the command to run the Java interpreter. The Java

command invokes the Java Run-Time.

Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE)

The core Java technology platform, which provides a complete environment for applications development on

desktops and servers and for deployment in embedded environments. For more information, see the Sun

Microsystems JDK 5.0 Documentation.

J2SE Runtime Environment (JRE)

The Java virtual machine and the Core Packages. This is the standard Java environment that the java command

invokes. Contrast with J2SE Development Kit (JDK). See also, Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE).

Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)

An industry standard for database-independent connectivity between the Java platform and relational databases