Special Edition Using SOAP

Glossary

This book includes a Glossary so that you can find terms and acronyms easily. It has several important features of which you need to be aware. First, every acronym in the entire book is listed here (even those you may already know). This way there is no doubt that you’ll be able to find everything you need to use the book properly.

Second, these definitions are specific to the book. In other words, when you look through this glossary, you’re seeing the words defined in the context in which the book uses them. This might or might not always coincide with current industry usage because the computer industry changes the meaning of words so often.

Finally, the definitions here use a conversational tone in most cases. This means they might ...