Glossary

This glossary contains terms related to the JMS API and to the J2EE platform and used in this book. Italics indicate terms defined elsewhere in the glossary.

administered object

A preconfigured JMS object. The Java Message Service (JMS) API has two kinds of administered objects: JMS connection factories and destinations. These objects are created by an administrator for the use of JMS clients and are placed in a Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) API namespace.

API

Application Programming Interface. In the Java programming language, a set of classes and interfaces that specify a particular functionality, for example, the Java Message Service (JMS) API.

application client

A first-tier client component that executes in its ...

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