JDBC Driver for SQL/MX Programmer's Reference

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 the following:
Assists in disaster recovery for online transaction processing (OLTP) production
databases
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Monitors database updates audited by the TMF subsystem on a primary system and
applies those updates to a copy of the database on a remote system
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