Jini Technology Glossary
- activation
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The process of transforming a passive object into an active object. Activation requires that an object be associated with a Java virtual machine (JVM) [1] , which may entail loading the class for that object into a JVM and the object restoring its persistent state (if any). (Java Remote Method Invocation Specification, Section 7.1.1)
[1] The terms “Java virtual machine” or “JVM” mean a virtual machine for the Java platform.
- activatable service
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A Jini service that has a back end implemented with the ability to activate and deactivate. (Introduction to Helper Utilities and Services, Section US.2.9, “Activation”)
- See also [Jini technology-enabled service (Jini service)]
- activation descriptor
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A class instance ...
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