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