CORBA 2.3 Glossary (NonStop CORBA 2.3.7+)

Object Request Broker (ORB)
A component that transmits messages between clients and servers in a distributed object
environment. The ORB provides services such as locating the target object and performing any
transformations required for transmission of a request or receipt of a response across the network.
See also marshaling.
object services
See Common Object Services.
Object Transaction Service (OTS)
(1) Former name for the OMG Transaction Service. See transaction service
(2) A special client stub, provided as part of NonStop CORBA, that implements the OMG
Transaction Service API.
OBV
See Object by Value.
object wrapper
The result of encapsulating services from a non-CORBA (or legacy) application or program
interface to treat the encapsulated application or interface as an object. See also wrapping.
OMG
See Object Management Group.
Open System Services (OSS)
A set of POSIX-compliant operating-system interfaces for the HP NonStop Kernel.
operator
A language symbol that represents an arithmetic operation or logical operation or relationship.
ORB
See Object Request Broker.
osh
The utility through which you invoke any other utility in the Open System Services (OSS)
environment. In UNIX terminology, this type of utility is called a shell.
OSS
See Open System Services.
OTS
See Object Transaction Service (OTS).
overloading
In C++, the redefinition of a language element to provide for different behavior depending on