Java™ Connector Architecture: Building Custom Connectors and Adapters

Appendix A. Glossary

abstraction

A representation in terms of presumed essentials, with a corresponding suppression of the non-essential.

ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) Properties

Hallmark properties of OLTP systems.

AIA (Application Integration Adapter)

A software component whose sole objective is to integrate two business applications in a point-to-point or brokered environment.

API (Application Programming Interface)

An application-specific interface that enables different programs to interact with each other.

architecting

The process of creating and building architectures. Depending on your perspective, architecting may or may not be seen as a separable part of engineering. These aspects of system development are most ...