JDBC Type 4 Driver 2.0 Programmer's Reference (SQL/MX 2.x)

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 Kernel.
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.
POSIX
See Portable Operating System Interface X (POSIX).
protocol
A set of formal rules for transmitting data, especially across a network. Low-level protocols define
electrical and physical standards, bit-ordering, byte-ordering, and the transmission, error detection,
and error correction of the bit stream. High-level protocols define data formatting, including the
syntax of messages, the terminal-to-computer dialogue, character sets, sequencing of messages,