JDBC Type 4 Driver Programmer's Reference

The informal name of the NonStop Server for Java, based on the Java 2 Standard Edition,
SDK 1.4.1. This product is a Java environment that supports compact, concurrent,
dynamic, and portable programs for the enterprise server.
NonStop Technical Library (NTL)
The browser-based interface to NonStop computing technical information. NTL replaces
HP Total Information Manager (TIM).
NSK
See HP NonStop Kernel 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 Kernel.
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.