CORBA 2.6.1 Glossary

Interoperable Object Reference.
IP address
The type of network address associated with the TCP/IP protocol.
IPC
Interprocess communication. NonStop systems use a message-based style of IPC.
IR
See Interface Repository (IR).
jacket routine
A procedure or function call that hides a protocol, translating it into another protocol that can more
readily be handled by a calling program. An example is the DCE_SERVERCLASS_SEND_
procedure, which translates a call to the process-blocking SERVERCLASS_SEND_ procedure
into a thread-blocking call.
Java Transaction Service (JTS)
A special client stub, provided as part of NonStop CORBA, that implements the JTS API.
key
A variable that provides an index into a dictionary.
language binding or mapping
See binding.
language independence
The characteristic that permits a client to use an object written in another language.
legacy client
A non-CORBA client.
legacy client wrapper
A NonStop CORBA application that acts as a legacy server, transforming legacy-system requests
into CORBA method invocations, and transforming CORBA method completions into
legacy-system replies.
legacy server
A non-CORBA server.
legacy server wrapper
A NonStop CORBA application that acts as a server, transforming CORBA method invocations
into legacy-server requests, and transforming replies into CORBA method invocations.
legacy system
For NonStop CORBA, an existing system that is not based on the CORBA model.
lifecycle