| ISP Dictionary - ISP Glossary Definitions for 'j' |
| Java - A programming language developed by Sun Microsystems based on C++. It is used with web pages to create applets that will run on different platforms. |
| Java Directory Access Protocol - The Java answer to LDAP. It really means "Java implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol." |
| Java Server Page - A specification that uses Java Servlets run on the webserver to generate Web pages that feature dynamic content. JSP is freely available, and a competitor... |
| Java Servlets - A Java application that is designed to execute on a webserver instead of on the client's computer. Servlets can be used in the same way that CGI programs... |
| Java Virtual Machine - A program that runs under an operating system and interprets Java programs. The Java Virtual Machine ideally will not allow any harm to come to the computer... |
| Javabeans - An object-oriented API created by Sun Microsystems for developers to create re-useable Java applications or components. |
| JavaScript - A script language (with little in common with Java) developed by Netscape for writing short programs embedded in a web page. It is supported by Netscape... |
| JBOD - One or more disk drives that form a single volume. However, the information on these disks is not striped in any way or protected--a JBOD is not a RAID.... |
| JDAP - The Java answer to LDAP. It really means "Java implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol." |
| JEDEC - The standardization body of the Electronic Industries Alliance trade association. It was created in 1958 to form discrete semiconductor device standards,... |
| Jini - An initiative developed by Sun Microsystems that allows for spontaneous communication and information sharing over a network. |
| Jiro - An open software development frame initially provided by Sun Microsystems that enables the management of network storage systems from different manufacturers... |
| Joint Electron Device Engineering Council - The standardization body of the Electronic Industries Alliance trade association. It was created in 1958 to form discrete semiconductor device standards,... |
| Joint Photographic Experts Group - A method of storing graphic images. It was specifically made for storing images with more than 256 colors in a small file size. JPEG files use lossy compression.... |
| Joystick - An input device first found on arcade game machines, then home game systems, and finally on computers. It consists of any stick-like object attached to... |
| JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group, a graphical format that is widely used in WWW pages. |
| JPG - This is the common file extension for a JPEG file. |
| JSP - A specification that uses Java Servlets run on the webserver to generate Web pages that feature dynamic content. JSP is freely available, and a competitor... |
| JUGHEAD - Searchable index software that can be applied to a an organization's gopher menus similar to VERONICA. It supposedly was named for its inventor, Rhett... |
| Jumper - A jumper fits on two metal connectors. It provides an electrical connection between the two wires to enable a semi-permanent hardware configuration. The... |
| Just a Bunch Of Disks - One or more disk drives that form a single volume. However, the information on these disks is not striped in any way or protected--a JBOD is not a RAID.... |
| JVM - A program that runs under an operating system and interprets Java programs. The Java Virtual Machine ideally will not allow any harm to come to the computer... |
