Object Registry and Remote Method Invocation (RMI)

JNDI and RMI support naming services and remote method execution.

Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI)

JNDI is the Java standard for the “central registry” of naming and directory services. JNDI manages references to the core components needed to build distributed applications. When a developer builds an application that accesses a remote object, JNDI provides the application with a way to locate that object. The JNDI technology is the interface to naming and directory services, and acts as a central registry for named application and data objects. The JNDI services help assure the proper level of uniqueness in the names of application components, and help prevent, diagnose, and treat naming ...

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