JDBC Driver for SQL/MP 3.0
An addressable device attached to a computer network.
A hypertext document.
NSK
See HP NonStop operating system.
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 operating system. 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, and so on.
R
RDF
See Remote Duplicate Database Facility (RDF).
Remote Duplicate Database Facility (RDF)
The HP software product that does these: