Sybase 3.8 manual heterogeneous

Glossary

get

A request for the next message in a queue. Compare to put.

GUI

Abbreviation for graphical user interface.

heterogeneous

Composed of different parts of different kinds. Having dissimilar constituents.

hex

Hexadecimal means 16. The base 16 numbering system is used to represent binary numbers.

literal

One or more symbols or letters in data that represents itself.

massive mirroring

Massive mirroring is a means of boosting processing power by replicating entire databases on different computers and running them in parallel (keeping the databases synchronized).

message type

A message type defines the layout of a string of data. The message type name in the New Era of Networks Rules GUI is the same as the input format name in New Era of Networks Formatter.

middleware

Software intended to work between software applications and the underlying computer operating system.

option

An option consists of a name-value pair of data related to an action. An option name can be predefined (for Reformat and Put Message) or user-defined.

parse

To analyze a message by breaking it down into its component fields.

permission

Rules and subscriptions are associated with user permissions that determine whether a user can change the item definition or any part of it. The PUBLIC user includes any user of the system. Read permission is always granted. The user creating the rule or subscription is the Owner. The Owner can change ownership to another user. Update permission is needed to modify component definition.

persistence

The ability of a computerized system to remember the state of data or objects between executions.

popup menu

A floating list of actions. To open a popup menu, right-click an object; the available actions depend on the object.

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