message

A logical grouping of information transmitted between software components, typically over network links.

message handler

A C++ API-derived object used in event-driven processing that processes messages.

multichannel

An application that uses more than one channel. A server is usually multichannel.

multithreaded

An application that uses more than one thread of execution in a single process.

MS DTC

Microsoft DTC; see DTC.

node

A physical system.

nontransactional message

A message containing data that does not contain any part of a transaction such as a broadcast or diagnostic message. See transactional message.

partition

RTR transactions can be sent to a specific database segment or partition. This is data content routing and handled by RTR when so programmed in the application and specified by the system administrator. A partition can be in one of three states: primary, standby, and shadow.

partition properties

Information about the attributes of a partition.

polling

A processing method where the application polls for incoming messages.

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