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Database applications

Software that facilitates communication between a human user and a database.

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InterMedia

Software; Database applications

The term used to describe the collection of complex data types and their access within Oracle8i. These include text, video, time-series, and spatial data types.

Instantiate

Software; Database applications

A term used in object-based languages such as Java and C++ to refer to the creation of an object of a specific class.

Java Bean

Software; Database applications

An independent programme module that runs within a JVM, typically for creating user interfaces on the client. The server equivalent is called an Enterprise Java Bean (EJB). See also Enterprise Java ...

Java Database Connectivity

Software; Database applications

The programming API that enables Java applications to access a database through the SQL language. JDBC drivers are written in Java for platform independence but are specific to each database.

Java Runtime Environment

Software; Database applications

The collection of complied classes that make up the Java virtual machine on a platform. JREs are designated by versions, and Java 2 is used to designate versions from 1.2 onward.

Java Developers Kit

Software; Database applications

The collection of Java classes, runtime, compiler, debugger, and usually source code for a version of Java that makes up a Java development environment. JDKs are designated by versions, and Java 2 is ...

Java Server Page

Software; Database applications

An extension to the servlet functionality that enables a simple programmatic interface to Web pages. JSPs are HTML pages with special tags and embedded Java code that is executed on the Web or ...

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