NonStop JMS User's Manual (H06.03+, J06.03+, NonStop JMS 3.0+)

Glossary
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Java Message Service (JMS)
Java Message Service (JMS). A Java API that enables client applications to create, send,
receive, and read messages. See also NonStop Server for Java Message Service
(NSJMS).
Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI). A standard extension to the Java platform,
which provides Java technology-enabled application programs with a unified interface
to multiple naming and directory services.
Java Native Interface (JNI). The C-language interface used by C functions called by Java
classes. Includes an Invocation API that invokes a JVM from a C program.
Java Transaction API (JTA). The Sun Microsystems product that specifies standard Java
interfaces between a transaction manager and the parties involved in a distributed
transaction system: the resource manager, the application server, and the transactional
applications. For more information, see the Sun Microsystems JTA document
(http://www.javasoft.com/products/jta/index.html).
Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The process that loads, links, verifies, and interprets Java
bytecode. The NonStop Server for Java Server for Java JVM has been extended with
a JIT Compiler.
JMS. See Java Message Service (JMS).
JMS client. A user-written application used to produce and consume messages.
JMS provider. A messaging system that implements the JMS API and includes
administrative and management functionality (See NonStop Server for Java Message
Service (NSJMS)).
JNDI. See Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI).
JNI. See Java Native Interface (JNI).
jre. The Java run-time environment, which interprets (runs) Java bytecode. Also, the
command to run the Java run-time environment.
JTA. See Java Transaction API (JTA)
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JVM. See Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
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Makefile. In a UNIX or OSS environment, a script used to build an application process.
message. A request, report, or event that is created, sent, and received by JMS clients.
MessageConsumer. An object used for receiving messages sent to a destination.
MessageProducer. An object used for sending messages to a destination.
NonStop Server for Java Message Service (NSJMS). The JMS provider that provides an
implementation of the JMS API on a NonStop system. See also JMS provider.