NonStop SOAP for Java User's Manual

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Open System Services (OSS).
by identifying the namespace expresses the idea that the name is used as defined in
that namespace.
Open System Services (OSS). A POSIX-compliant operating environment for NonStop
Himalaya systems.
parent. In a hierarchical system, any class that is the ancestor of another class.
OSS. Open System Services
remote procedure call (RPC). The general term for executing a method on an application
that resides on another system by means of some communication protocol.
RPC. See remote procedure call.
serialize. To convert a Java primitive value or object into a byte stream or character stream
that is formatted in a way that allows reconstruction of the primitive value or object on
the other end of a communication link.
server-side cookie file. The file in which a SOAP server maintains information about
sessions in progress.
servlet. Java program that runs in a servlet container on a web server and processes
network requests (typically HTTP requests).
session. In servlet and JSP applications, a session maintains information about a user
during the course of interaction with an application.
session context. Information a SOAP server maintains to represent a session.
session ID. A handle used by the SOAP client and server to relate requests and responses
to a session context.
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). An XML-based protocol used for exchange of
information in a distributed application environment. SOAP defines a basic set of
message components, a way to describe data types, and a way to represent requests
and responses.
SOAP. Simple Object Access Protocol
SOAP server. A process that converts a SOAP or XML request into the format required by
an external service, and converts the reply from the external service into SOAP or
XML.
UDDI. See Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration.
Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI). The proposed standard for a
registry and API used in locating services on the web.