NonStop Server for Java 6.0 Programmer's Reference

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.
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.
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 (such as C
or C++ ) for a specific platform.
native method A non-Java routine (written in a language such as C or C++) that is called by a Java class.
native2ascii The Native-to-ASCII converter, which converts a file with native-encoded characters into one with
Unicode-encoded characters. Also, the command to run the Native-to-ASCII converter.
node An addressable device attached to a computer network.1.
2. A hypertext document.
NonStop Server for
Java 6.0
The informal name for the NonStop Server for Java products based on the Java Platform Standard
Edition 6.0 product. This product is a Java environment that supports compact, concurrent,
dynamic, and portable programs for the enterprise server. See also, HP NonStop Server for Java,
based on the Java Platform Standard Edition 6.0 .
NonStop Technical
Library
The browser-based interface to NonStop computing technical information. NonStop Technical
Library replaces HP Total Information Manager (TIM).
NSK See HP NonStop operating system.
NSKCOM A program management tool for swap space.
O
Object
Management
Group (OMG)
The standards body that defined CORBA.
Object
Serialization
A Sun Microsystems procedure that extends the core Java Input/Output classes with support for
objects by supporting the following:
• The encoding of objects, and the objects reachable from them, into a stream of bytes.
• The complementary reconstruction of the object graph from the stream.
Object Serialization is used for lightweight persistence and for communication by means of
sockets or RMI. The default encoding of objects protects private and transient data, and supports
the evolution of the classes. A class can implement its own external encoding and is then solely
responsible for the external format.
Object Transaction
Service (OTS)
The transaction service standard adopted by the OMG and used as the model for JTS.
ODBC See Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).
OLTP See online transaction processing (OLTP).
OMG See Object Management Group (OMG).
online transaction
processing (OLTP)
A method of processing transactions in which entered transactions are immediately applied to
the database. The information in the databases is always current with the state of company and
is readily available to all users through online screens and printed reports. The transactions are
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