NonStop Server for Java (NSJ) Programmer's Guide (NSJ 2.0+)

N
native
In the context of Java programming, something written in a language other than Java
(such as C or C++) for a specific platform.
native method
A non-Java routine (written in a language such as C or C++) that is called by a Java class.
native mode
The operational environment in which native RISC instructions run.
native2ascii
The Native-to-ASCII converter, which converts a file with native-encoded characters into
one with Unicode-encoded characters. Also, the command to run the Native-to-ASCII
converter.
node
One of the following:
An addressable device attached to a computer network.❍
A hypertext document.❍
NSK
See Compaq NonStop
TM
Kernel operating system.
NSKCOM
A swap space program management tool.
O
Object Management Group (OMG)
The standards body that defined CORBA.
Object Serialization
A Sun Microsystems product that extends the core Java Input/Output classes with support
for objects by supporting the following:
The encoding of objects, and the objects reachable from them, into a stream of
bytes
❍
The complementary reconstruction of the object graph from the stream❍
Object Serialization is used for lightweight persistence and for communication by means
of sockets or RMI. The default encoding of objects protects private and transient data,
and supports the evolution of the classes. A class can implement its own external