Abbreviations and acronyms figure prominently in computer literature. Rather than define them on first use (and then have difficulty finding a definition again) all those used in this book are defined in Table G.1.
ADO .NET | ActiveX Data Objects .NET |
API | Application Programming Interface |
ASP | Active Server Pages |
BCL | Base Class Library |
CCW | COM Callable Wrapper |
CF | (.NET) Compact Framework |
CIL | Common Intermediate Language |
CLI | Common Language Infrastructure |
CLR | Common Language Runtime |
CLS | Common Language Specification |
COM | Component Object Model |
CORBA | Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
CTS | Common Type System |
DCOM | Distributed COM |
DLL | Dynamic Link Library |
DNA | Distributed interNetwork Architecture |
ECMA | European Computer Manufacturer's Association |
EJB | Enterprise JavaBean |
FIFO | First in, First out |
GAC | Global Assembly Cache |
GDI+ | Graphical Device Interface+ |
GUI | Graphical User Interface |
IDE | Integrated Development Environment |
IDL | Interface Definition Language |
IIOP | Internet Inter-ORB Protocol |
IIS | Internet Information Server |
IL | Intermediate Language |
I/O | Input/Output |
J2EE | Java 2 platform, Enterprise Edition |
J2ME | Java 2 platform, Micro Edition |
JAXP | Java API for XML Processing |
JCP | Java Community Process |
JCW | Java Callable Wrapper |
JDBC | Java Database Connectivity |
JDK | Java Development Kit |
JIT | Just-in-time |
JLCA | Java Language Conversion Assistant |
JMS | Java Messaging Service |
JNI | Java Native Interface |
JRE | Java Runtime Environment |
JRMP | Java Remote Method Protocol |
JSP | JavaServer Pages |
JUMP | Java User Migration Path |
JVM | Java Virtual Machine |
LIFO | Last in, First out |
MFC | Microsoft Foundation Classes |
MSIL | Microsoft Intermediate Language |
MSMQ | Microsoft Message Queue |
MTS | Microsoft Transaction Server |
OO | Object-oriented |
PDA | Personal Digital Assistant |
PE | Portable Executable |
RMI | Remote Method Invocation |
SDE | Smart Device Extension |
SDK | Software Development Kit |
SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |
SSI | Single Sign-In |
UCS | Universal Character Set |
UDDI | Universal Description, Discovery and Integration |
UML | Unified Modeling Language |
UNC | Universal Naming Convention |
URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
UTF | UCS Transformation Format |
VB .NET | Visual Basic .NET |
VB 6 | Visual Basic 6 |
VS .NET | Visual Studio .NET |
WSDL | Web Services Description Language |
XML | Extensible Markup Language |
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