NonStop JMS User's Manual (NonStop JMS 2.0+)

Glossary
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DSM/SCM
DSM/SCM. See Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager
(DSM/SCM)
DTD. See Document Type Definition (DTD)
element. The basic unit of information in an XML document. An element has a name and
can have content and attributes.
exception. An event during program execution that prevents the program from continuing
normally; generally, an error. Java methods raise exceptions using the throw keyword
and handle exceptions using try, catch, and finally blocks.
Guardian. An environment available for interactive or programmatic use with the HP
NonStop™ Kernel operating system. Processes that run in the Guardian environment
usually use the Guardian system procedure calls as their application program
interface; interactive users of the Guardian environment usually use the HP Tandem
Advanced Command Language (TACL) or another HP product’s command interpreter.
Contrast with Open System Services (OSS).
HP NonStop™ Kernel operating system. The operating system for HP NonStop systems.
HP NonStop SQL/MP. HP NonStop Structured Query Language/MP, the HP relational
database management system.
HP Tandem Advanced Command Language (TACL). The user interface to the HP
NonStop™ Kernel operating system. The TACL product is both a command interpreter
and a command language. Users can write TACL programs that perform complex
tasks or provide a consistent user interface across independently programmed
applications.
HTTP. See Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The client-server TCP/IP protocol used on the World-
Wide Web for the exchange of HTML documents.
interface. In general, the point of communication or interconnection between one person,
program, or device and another, or a set of rules for that interaction. See also
application program interface (API).
iTP Secure WebServer. The HP web server with which NonStop Server for Java integrates
using servlets.
jar. The Java Archive tool, which combines multiple files into a single Java Archive (JAR)
file. Also, the command to run the Java Archive Tool.
JAR file. A Java Archive file, produced by the Java Archive Tool, jar. The Java standard for
access to relational databases such as SQL/MP.