NonStop Server for Java 4.2 Programmer's Reference

functionality for developing multi-tiered, Web-based applications.
Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE platform)
The core Java technology platform. For more information, see the Sun Microsystems SDK 1.4.2
Documentation.
Java 2 SDK, Enterprise Edition
Sun Microsystems' implementation of the J2EE platform. This implementation provides an
operational definition of the J2EE platform.
Java Conformance Kit (JCK)
The collection of conformance tests that any vendor's Java SDK must pass in order to be
conformant with the Sun Microsystems specification.
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
An industry standard for database-independent connectivity between the Java platform and
relational databases such as SQL/MP or SQL/MX. JDBC provides a call-level API for SQL-based
database access.
Java HotSpot virtual machine
The Java virtual machine implementation designed to produce maximum program-execution speed
for applications running in a server environment. This virtual machine features an adaptive
compiler that dynamically optimizes the performance of running applications.
Java IDL
See Java Interface Development Language (Java IDL)
Java Interface Development Language (Java IDL)
The library that supports CORBA and Java interoperability. For more information, see the Sun
Microsystems Java IDL documentation (http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/idl/index.html).
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 Java virtual machine from a C program.
Java Run-Time
The Java virtual machine and the Core Packages. This is the standard Java environment that the
java command invokes.
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://java.sun.com/products/jta/index.html).
Java Transaction Service (JTS)