NonStop Server for Java 4.2 Programmer's Reference

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The HP NonStop operating system network that extends the concept of fault tolerance to networks
of geographically distributed NonStop systems. If the network is properly designed,
communication paths are constantly available even if there is a single line failure or component
failure.
expandability
See scalability.
F
fault tolerance
The ability of a computer system to continue processing during and after a single fault (the failure
of a system component) without the loss of data or function.
G
garbage collection
The process that reclaims dynamically allocated storage during program execution. The term
usually refers to automatic periodic storage reclamation by the garbage collector (part of the
run-time system), as opposed to explicit code to free specific blocks of memory.
graphical user interface (GUI)
Software that provides user control using a graphic display format. GUI software provides a
bit-mapped, icon-oriented, windowing, graphical environment.
Guardian
An environment available for interactive and programmatic use with the NonStop operating
system. Processes that run in the Guardian environment use the Guardian system procedure calls
as their API. Interactive users of the Guardian environment use the TACL or another HP product's
command interpreter. Compare to OSS.
GUI
See graphical user interface (GUI).
H
Hotspot virtual machine
See Java Hotspot virtual machine.
HP JDBC Driver for SQL/MP (JDBC/MP)
The product that provides access to SQL/MP and conforms to the JDBC API.
HP JDBC Driver for SQL/MX (JDBC/MX)