CORBA 2.6.1 Glossary

See Interface Definition Language (IDL).
IDL specification
An OMG IDL specification consists of one or more type definitions, constant definitions,
exception definitions, or module definitions. See also Interface Definition Language (IDL).
IIOP
Internet Inter-ORB Protocol. An object-oriented protocol that allows distributed programs written
in different programming languages to communicate over the Internet. IIOP is a critical part of
CORBA. Using CORBA IIOP and related protocols, a company can write programs that can
communicate with other programs wherever located and without having to understand anything
about the other programs except their services and names.
IIOP/SSL
Secure Sockets Layer Inter-ORB Protocol. This is the IIOP protocol over SSL. The NonStop
CORBA implementation of IIOP/SSL is called SSLIOP.
ILSD
Interoperable Location Service Daemon. A component of the Interoperable Naming Service that
services requests for name resolution in the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) format.
implementation
The data definitions and methods of an object class. A programmer produces the implementation
from a skeleton emitted by the IDL compiler.
implementation binding
See binding.
implementation language
The programming language used to create the source code for an object class.
Implementation Repository
A database that records information about object implementations and the servers in which they
can reside.
indirect TCP server
A NonStop CORBA server that is configured to use a Comm Server to communicate with TCP.
This configuration is useful with stateless servants, and for TCP connection concentration.
inheritance
The propagation of characteristics from a base (or parent) class to a subclass. More generally, the
propagation of a characteristic from a data type to a subtype.
install host
The system, in a network of systems, on which you first install NonStop CORBA.
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