LU.1. Introduction

The Jini lookup service is a fundamental part of the federation infrastructure for a djinn, the group of devices, resources, and users that are joined by the Jini technology infrastructure. The lookup service provides a central registry of services available within the djinn. This lookup service is a primary means for programs to find services within the djinn, and is the foundation for providing user interfaces through which users and administrators can discover and interact with services in the djinn.

Although the primary purpose of this specification is to define the interface to the djinn’s central service registry, the interfaces defined here can readily be used in other service registries.

LU.1.1. The Lookup Service ...

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