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J2EE
See Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition.

J2EE application
Any deployable unit of J2EE functionality. This unit can be a single module or a group of modules packaged into an enterprise archive (EAR) file with a J2EE application deployment descriptor. (Sun)

J2EE Connector architecture (JCA)
A standard architecture for connecting the J2EE platform to heterogeneous enterprise information systems (EIS).

J2EE environment file
An EGL-generated text file that has property-and-value pairs that can be used as the basis of information required in a J2EE run-time deployment descriptor

J2EE Request Profiler
The name of an agent that is attached to the application server process for the purpose of collecting data on the interception points of the application's requests.

J2EE server
A run-time environment that provides EJB or Web containers.

J2SDK, Standard Edition
See Java 2 Software Development Kit Standard Edition.

J2SE
See Java 2 Platform Standard Edition.

JAAS
See Java Authentication and Authorization Service.

Jacl
See Java Command Language.

JAF
See JavaBeans Activation Framework.

Jamo
Elements of Korean written language. Korean alphabet.

Japanese basic-Kanji character set
A subset of Japanese DBCS, consisting of commonly used Kanji characters. There are 3226 Kanji characters in this set.

Japanese dictionary
See DBCS conversion dictionary.

Japanese double-byte character set
An IBM-defined double-byte character set for Japanese, consisting of the Japanese non-Kanji set, basic Kanji set, extended Kanji set, and up to 4370 user-definable characters.

Japanese extended-Kanji character set
A subset of Japanese DBCS, consisting of less commonly used Kanji characters. There are 3487 characters in this set.

Japanese non-Kanji character set
A subset of Japanese DBCS, consisting of non-Kanji characters like Greek, Russian, Roman numeric, alphanumeric and related symbols, Katakana, Hiragana, and special symbols. There are 550 characters in this set.

JAR
See Java archive.

JAR file
See Java archive.

Java
An object-oriented programming language for portable interpretive code that supports interaction among remote objects. Java was developed and specified by Sun Microsystems, Incorporated.

Java 2 Connector security
An architecture designed to extend the end-to-end security model for J2EE-based applications to include enterprise information systems (EIS)

Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition ( J2EE J2EE)
An environment for developing and deploying enterprise applications, defined by Sun Microsystems Inc. The J2EE platform consists of a set of services, application programming interfaces (APIs), and protocols that provide the functionality for developing multitiered, Web-based applications. (Sun) See also Java 2 Platform Standard Edition.

Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE)
The core Java technology platform. (Sun) See also Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition, Java Development Kit.

Java 2 Software Development Kit Standard Edition (J2SDK, Standard Edition)
A product of Sun Microsystems, Inc. that implements the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition. It is a software development kit that you can use to build applications for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition. It includes both the Java 2 development environment, Standard Edition and Java 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition.

Java API for XML (JAX)
A set of Java-based APIs for handling various operations involving data defined through Extensible Markup Language (XML).

Java API for XML-based RPC (JAX-RPC)
A specification that describes application programming interfaces (APIs) and conventions for building Web services and Web service clients that use remote procedure calls (RPC) and XML. JAX-RPC is also known as JSR 101.

Java archive ( JAR JAR, JAR file)
A compressed file format for storing all the resources that are required to install and run a Java program in a single file.

Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS)
In J2EE technology, a standard API for performing security-based operations. Through JAAS, services can authenticate and authorize users while enabling the applications to remain independent from underlying technologies.

Java bean
See bean. See also JavaBeans.

JavaBeans
As defined for Java by Sun Microsystems, a portable, platform-independent, reusable component model. See also bean.

JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF)
A standard extension to the Java platform that determines arbitrary data types and available operations and can instantiate a bean to run pertinent services.

Java class
A class that is written in the Java language.

Java client application
A Java application, servlet or applet that communicates with the Gateway classes.

Java Command Language (Jacl)
A scripting language for the Java 2 environment that is used to create Web content and to control Java applications.

Java connector development kit (JCDK)
Java class libraries used when developing a Java connector. These libraries contain predefined classes that are used to derive connector-specific classes and libraries. Also, they provide methods for implementing services such as tracing and logging.

Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
An industry standard for database-independent connectivity between the Java platform and a wide range of databases. The JDBC interface provides a call-level API for SQL-based database access.

Java Developer Connection (JDC)
A service that is designed for individual developers. JDC provides online training, product discounts, feature articles, error information, and early access capabilities.

Java Development Kit (JDK)
The name of the software development kit that Sun Microsystems provided for the Java platform, up to and including v 1.1.x. In v 1.2, Sun changed their product name to Java 2 SDK. Sometimes (erroneously) used to mean the Java platform or as a generic term for Java developer kit. See also Java 2 Platform Standard Edition.

Javadoc
(1) A tool that parses the declarations and documentation comments in a set of source files and produces a set of HTML pages describing the classes, inner classes, interfaces, constructors, methods, and fields. (Sun)
(2) Pertaining to the tool that parses the declarations and documentation comments in a set of source files and produces a set of HTML pages describing the classes, inner classes, interfaces, constructors, methods, and fields. The Javadoc tool from Sun Microsystems is used for generating API documentation in HTML format from doc comments in source code. (Information taken from the SUN Javadoc tool web page: http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/index.html) See also doclet.
(3) Pertaining to the information produced by the Javadoc tool.

Java document object
A Java object of type org.w3c.dom.Document.

Java Emitter Template (JET)
An open source tool for generating code within the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF). JET is similar to Java Server Pages but is powerful and flexible enough to generate Java, SQL, and any other languages including JSPs. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-ecemf2/

Java file
An editable source file (with .java extension) that can be compiled into bytecode (a .class file).

JavaGateway
In CICS Universal Clients Version 2, an interface between a Java program and CICS that allows a Java-enabled browser to dynamically download a Java Applet and transparently access CICS data. This has been replaced by the CICS Transaction Gateway.

Java interpreter
A part of the Java virtual machine that interprets Java class files for a particular hardware platform.

JavaMail API
A platform and protocol-independent framework for building Java-based mail client applications.

Java Management Extensions (JMX)
A means of doing management of and through Java technology. JMX was developed through the Java Community ProcessSM program, by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and some leading companies in the management field. JMX is a universal, open extension of the Java programming language for management that can be deployed across all industries, wherever management is needed.

Java Message Service (JMS)
An application programming interface that provides Java language functions for handling messages. See also Application Messaging Interface, Message Queue Interface.

Java Naming and Directory Interface
An extension to the Java platform that provides a standard interface for heterogeneous naming and directory services.

Java Native Interface (JNI)
A programming interface that allows Java code to interoperate with functions that are written in other programming languages.

Java platform
A collective term for the Java language for writing programs; a set of APIs, class libraries, and other programs used in developing, compiling, and error-checking programs; and a Java virtual machine which loads and executes the class files. (Sun)

Java Profiling Agent
The agent that is attached to the Java virtual machine (JVM) within which the profiled application runs. This is the agent that is used by default to measure the performance of a Java application as it executes.

Java project
In Eclipse, a project that contains compilable Java source code and is a container for source folders or packages.

Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
A subset of the Sun Microsystems Java Development Kit (JDK) that contains the core executable programs and files that constitute the standard Java platform. The JRE includes the Java virtual machine (JVM), core classes, and supporting files.

Java run-time environment (JRE)
A subset of a Java developer kit that contains the executable files and other files that constitute the Java platform. The JRE includes a Java virtual machine, core classes, and supporting files.

JavaScript
A Web scripting language that is used in both browsers and Web servers. (Sun)

Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE)
A Java package that enables secure Internet communications. It implements a Java version of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TSL) protocols and supports data encryption, server authentication, message integrity, and optionally client authentication.

JavaServer Faces (JSF)
A framework for building Web-based user interfaces in Java. Web developers can build applications by placing reusable UI components on a page, connecting the components to an application data source, and wiring client events to server event handlers. See also JavaServer Pages, Faces component, Faces JSP file.

JavaServer Pages (JSP)
A server-side scripting technology that enables Java code to be dynamically embedded within Web pages (HTML files) and executed when the page is served, in order to return dynamic content to a client. See also JSP file, JSP page, JavaServer Faces.

Java transformer
Software that converts Java bytecode to 64-bit reduced instruction set computer (RISC) machine instructions.

Java virtual machine (JVM)
A software implementation of a central processing unit that runs compiled Java code (applets and applications).

Java Virtual Machine Profiler Interface (JVMPI)
A profiling tool that supports the collection of information, such as data about garbage collection and the Java virtual machine (JVM) API that runs the application server.

Java wrapper
In EGL, a set of generated Java classes that can be embedded into a hand-written Java program to provide run-time access to other EGL-generated code.

JAX
See Java API for XML.

JAX-RPC
See Java API for XML-based RPC.

JAX-RPC handler
A Java class that performs a range of handling tasks, including logging messages, transforming message content, or terminating an incoming request.

JCA
See J2EE Connector architecture.

JCDK
See Java connector development kit.

JCL
See job control language.

JCT
See journal control table.

JDBC
See Java Database Connectivity.

JDBC connection filter
A control that limits the amount of data that is transferred during the JDBC metadata load. The filter enhances performance.

JDBC driver
A program included with database management systems to support the JDBC standard access between the databases and Java applications.

JDC
See Java Developer Connection.

JDK
See Java Development Kit.

JES
See Job Entry Subsystem.

JET
See Java Emitter Template.

Jetspeed
The open-source portal on which WebSphere Portal is based. Jetspeed is part of the Jakarta project by Apache.

JFace
The midlevel user interface framework for building complex user interface pieces such as viewers. JFace works in conjunction with the Standard Widget Toolkit.

JFS
See journaled file system.

JID
See journal identifier.

Jini
A trademark for technology licensed by Sun Microsystems. Jini is a Java-based connection technology. It allows Jini-compatible devices such as printers to connect transparently to a network and to interact.

JIT compiler
See Just-In-Time compiler.

jitter
A signal distortion through a network that causes packets to arrive out of order or differently than their original timing reference.

JMS
See Java Message Service.

JMS domain
The message domain that includes all messages that are produced by the WebSphere MQ implementation of the Java Message Service standard. These messages, which have a message type of either JMSMap or JMSStream, are supported in the same way as messages in the XML domain and are parsed by the XML parser. See also BLOB domain, IDoc domain, MRM domain, XML domain.

JMX
See Java Management Extensions.

JNI
See Java Native Interface.

job
(1) In Lotus Workflow, a single implementation of a process in order to achieve a specific goal. For example, a job may be started, using the process for purchase order requests, to obtain a purchase order for a new computer for a particular employee.
(2) A resource that consists of a task and its preconfigured parameters. Among other things, the parameters specify the targets on which the job is to run. See also task.
(3) An instance of a process.
(4) A separately executable unit of work defined by a user, and run by a computer.
(5) In the Integrated Language Environment (ILE) model, a collection of resources and data that consists of one or more activation groups.
(6) See application process.
(7) A WebSphere Commerce command that is scheduled to run at a specified time or interval.

job accounting
A system function that collects information about a job's use of system resources and records that information in a journal.

job action
The network attribute that controls the handling of a job submitted from remote locations through either the SNADS network or RSCS.

job classification
In performance, the process of identifying how jobs that are running on the system are grouped into workloads. Files created during this process can be used again to analyze data from different intervals.

job control authority
A special authority that allows a user to: change, delete, display, hold, and release all files on output queues; hold, release, and clear job queues and output queues; start writers to output queues; hold, release, change, and end other users' jobs; change the class attributes of a job; end subsystems; and start (do an IPL of) the system.

job control language (JCL)
A control language that is used to identify a job to an operating system and to describe the job's requirements.

job date
The date associated with a job. The job date usually assumes the system date, but it can be changed by the user.

job description
A system object that defines how a job is to be processed. The system-recognized identifier for the object type is *JOBD.

Job Entry Subsystem (JES)
An IBM licensed program that receives jobs into the system and processes all output data that is produced by jobs.

job log
A record of requests submitted to the system by a job, the messages related to the requests, and the actions performed by the system on the job. The job log is maintained by the system program.

job message queue
A message queue that is created for each job. A job message queue receives requests to be processed (such as commands) and sends messages that result from processing the requests. A job message queue consists of an external message queue and a set of program message queues.

job name
The name of the job as identified to the system. For an interactive job, the job is assigned the name of the work station at which the job was started; for a batch job, the name is specified in the command used to submit the job. See also qualified job name.

job owner
The person or group that is responsible for the overall completion of a Lotus Workflow job.

job property
In Lotus Workflow, any of a set of formulas that become part of the process definition. These formulas indicate the job owner, initiator, decisions to be made, and so on, which are evaluated when a job is started.

job queue
An object that contains a list of batch jobs waiting to be processed by the system. The system-recognized identifier for the object type is *JOBQ.

job report
A listing, which Workflow participants can create from the Lotus Workflow Viewer, of job properties. The report is customizable to show selected properties. The format of the report can also be selected - on screen, in a spreadsheet application, as an HTML page, and so on.

job schedule
An object that contains entries for jobs to be submitted at a specified time and date. These job schedule entries can also be used to schedule recurring jobs. The system-recognized identifier for the object type is *JOBSCD.

job schedule entry
An entry in the job schedule object that describes the job to be submitted. The user can specify attributes of the job and when the job will be submitted.

job schedule function
A function of the operating system that allows time-dependent scheduling for batch jobs.

job scheduler
(1) The IBM licensed program that is a job scheduling system designed to allow unattended operations, to automate operator functions, and to control report distribution.
(2) A program used to automate certain tasks for running and managing database jobs.

job stream
A sequence of jobs. The sequence depends on one job completing before another job starts.

job window
In the Lotus Workflow Viewer, a window that you use to view information about a job that is in progress.

join
(1) In Lotus Workflow, to merge two or more copies of a binder. As part of the process design, a binder may be copied and sent to multiple activities in a parallel path. When the copies arrive at a single subsequent activity, they must be joined so that there is one cover document and one main document. Other versions of the documents may be discarded or retained in the binder.
(2) An SQL relational operation that allows retrieval of data from two or more tables based on matching column values.
(3) A process element that recombines and synchronizes parallel processing paths after a decision or fork. A join waits for input to arrive at each of its incoming branches before permitting the process to continue.
(4) An operation that combines data from two or more files using specified fields.
(5) To become a new member of an entity such as a cluster.
(6) Two of more flows of control that unite into a single flow of control within an activity diagram, which is modeled using a Unified Modeling Language (UML) synchronization.

joined table
An intermediate result table that is the result of either an inner join or an outer join. See also inner join, outer join.

join field
A comparison field that identifies records from two files to be combined into one record.

join level specification
For a join logical file, a data description specification coded between the record and field level that defines how to join two physical files.

join logical file
A logical file that combines (in one record format) fields from two or more physical files.

join test
A condition that determines how files and record formats are joined for use in a query.

Joint Photographic Experts Group ( JPEG JPEG)
(1) The standard for still pictures developed by this group.
(2) A group that worked to establish the standard for the compression of digitized continuous-tone images.

journal
(1) A chronological list of records detailing MERVA actions.
(2) For iSeries systems, a system object that identifies the objects being journaled, the current journal receiver, and all the journal receivers on the system for the journal. The system-recognized identifier for the object type is *JRN.
(3) A chronological record of changes made in a set of data; the record may be used to reconstruct a previous version of the set.
(4) A system object that identifies the objects being journaled, the current journal receiver, and all the journal receivers on the system for the journal. The system-recognized identifier for the object type is *JRN.
(5) A feature of OS/400 that WebSphere MQ for iSeries uses to control updates to local objects. Each queue manager library contains a journal for that queue manager.
(6) The destination pages from which you can view all available historical information about task history, database history, PM alerts, messages, and the notification log.

journal code
A 1-character code in a journal entry that identifies the category of the journal entry. For example, F identifies an operation on a file; R identifies an operation on a record, and so forth.

journal control
The ability for the CICS user to write CICS journal records when required by the application for auditing purposes.

journal control table (JCT)
A table that contains a description of the CICS user journals along with their access characteristics.

journaled file system (JFS)
The native file system in the AIX operating system.

journal entry
A record in a journal receiver that contains information about a journaled change or other activity that is journaled.

journal entry type
A 2-character field in a journal entry that identifies the type of operation of a system-generated journal entry or the type of journal entry of a user-generated journal entry; for example, PT is the entry type for a write operation.

journal identifier (JID)
A unique identifier that is assigned to a particular object when journaling is started for that object. Journal entries are associated with a particular object by this JID value.

journaling
The process of recording, in a journal, the changes made to objects, such as physical file members or access paths, or the depositing of journal entries by system or user functions.

journal key
A key used to identify a record in the journal.

journal receiver
For iSeries systems, a system object that contains journal entries added when events occur that are journaled, such as changes to a database file, changes to other journaled objects, or security-relevant events. The object type is *JRNRCV.

journal service
A MERVA central service that maintains the journal.

JPEG
See Joint Photographic Experts Group.

JRas
A toolkit that consists of a set of Java packages that enable developers to incorporate message logging and trace facilities into Java applications.

JRE
(1) See Java Runtime Environment.
(2) See Java run-time environment.

JSF
See JavaServer Faces.

JSP
See JavaServer Pages.

JSP file
A scripted HTML file that has a .jsp extension and allows for the inclusion of dynamic content in Web pages. A JSP file can be directly requested as a URL, called by a servlet, or called from within an HTML page. See also JavaServer Pages, JSP page.

JSP fragment
A portion of JSP code that is passed to a tag handler and that can be invoked as many times as needed.

JSP page
A text-based document using fixed template data and JSP elements that describes how to process a request to create a response. (Sun) See also JavaServer Pages, JSP file.

JSSE
See Java Secure Socket Extension.

Julian date
A date format that contains the year in positions 1 and 2, and the day in positions 3 through 5. The day is represented as 1 through 366, right-adjusted, with zeros in the unused high-order positions. For example, the Julian date for April 6, 1987 is 87096.

jumper
A small piece of plastic-covered metal that is used to connect two contacts and complete a circuit.

jump out
See call transfer.

junction
A logical connection created to establish a path from one server to another.

jurisdiction
A geographical region for tax or shipping purposes representing a country or region, province or territory, zip code range, or an application-specific geo-code. See also geo-code.

justify
To adjust text so that line endings are even.

Just-In-Time compiler (JIT compiler)
In Java, a specific compiler that converts Java bytecodes into specific code at run time for better performance.

JVM
See Java virtual machine.

JVMPI
See Java Virtual Machine Profiler Interface.

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