NonStop Server for Java 4.2 Programmer's Reference

A local procedure in a remote procedure call (RPC). A client calls the stub to perform a task,
not necessarily aware that the RPC is involved. The stub transmits parameters over the
network to the server and returns results to the caller.
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TACL
See HP Tandem Advanced Command Language (TACL).
TCP/IP
See Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
thread
A task that is separately dispatched and that represents a sequential flow of control within a
process.
threads
The nonnative thread package that is shipped with Sun Microsystems SDK.
throw
Java keyword used to raise an exception.
throws
Java keyword used to define the exceptions that a method can raise.
TMF
See HP NonStop Transaction Management Facility (TMF)
TNS/E
The hardware platform based on the Intel® Itanium® architecture and the HP NonStop operating
system, and the software specific to that platform. All code is PIC (position independent code).
TNS/R
The hardware platform based on the MIPS" architecture and the HP NonStop operating system,
and the software specific to that platform. Code might be PIC (position independent code) or
non-PIC.
transaction
A user-defined action that a client program (usually running on a workstation) requests from a
server.
Transaction Management Facility (TMF)
A set of HP software products for NonStop systems that assures database integrity by preventing
incomplete updates to a database. It can continuously save the changes that are made to a database
(in real time) and back out these changes when necessary. It can also take online "snapshot"
backups of the database and restore the database from these backups.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
One of the most widely available nonvendor-specific protocols, designed to support large,