NonStop Server for Java 4.2 Programmer's Reference
The ability to communicate, execute programs, or transfer data between dissimilar
environments, including among systems from multiple vendors or with multiple versions of
operating systems from the same vendor. HP documents often use the term connectivity in
this context, while other vendors use connectivity to mean hardware compatibility.
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Within a NonStop system node, the ability to use the features or facilities of one
environment from another. For example, the gtacl command in the OSS environment
allows an interactive user to start and use a Guardian tool in the Guardian environment.
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interpreter
The component of a Java virtual machine that interprets bytecode into native machine code.
Invocation API
The C-language API that starts a Java virtual machine and invokes methods on it. The Invocation
API is a subset of the JNI.
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
IP specifies the format of packets and the addressing scheme. The current version of IP is IPv4.
IPv6 is a new version of IP designed to allow the Internet to grow steadily, both in terms of
number of hosts connected and the total amount of data traffic transmitted. (IP is pronounced
eye-pea.)
IPv6
See Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
ISO
See International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
iTP Secure WebServer
The HP web server with which the NonStop Server for Java integrates using servlets. Formerly
called CyberWeb.
J
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.
java
The Java application launcher, which launches an application by starting a Java run-time
environment, loading a specified class, and invoking that class's main method.
Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE platform)
An environment for developing and deploying enterprise applications. The J2EE platform consists
of a set of services, application programming interfaces (APIs) and protocols that provide the