Java definitions beginning with P

package - permalink - collapse

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A group of types. Packages are declared with the package keyword.
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A named grouping of classes and interfaces that provides a package namespace. Classes, interfaces and class members without an explicit public, protected or private access modifier {access!modifier} have package visibility. Public classes and interfaces may be imported into other packages via an import statement.
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Browse Related Terms: bootstrap classes, cohesion, Import, import statement, KJava, package access, protected access, reflection, unnamed package, wrapper classes

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package access - permalink - collapse

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See package.
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Browse Related Terms: bootstrap classes, cohesion, Import, import statement, KJava, package, protected access, reflection, unnamed package, wrapper classes

package declaration - permalink - collapse

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A declaration used to name a package. This must be the first item in a source file, preceding any import statements. For instance,
```
 package java.lang; 
```
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Browse Related Terms: declaration, definition, high level programming language, native, native method, throws

parallel programming - permalink - collapse

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A style of programming in which statements are not necessarily executed in an ordered sequence but in parallel. Parallel programming languages make it easier to create programs that are designed to be run on multi-processor hardware, for instance. Java's thread features support a degree of parallel programming.
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Browse Related Terms: catch, catch clause, catching exceptions, finally, finally clause, protected statement, try, try clause, try statement

parameter - permalink - collapse

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See argument.
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Browse Related Terms: actual parameter, actual parameter list, formal parameter, formal parameter list, initialization parameter

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parameter entity - permalink - collapse

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An entity that consists of DTD specifications, as distinct from a general entity. A parameter entity defined in the DTD can then be referenced at other points, thereby eliminating the need to recode the definition at each location it is used.

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Browse Related Terms: binary entity, general entity, notation, parsed entity, unparsed entity

parsed entity - permalink - collapse

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A general entity that contains XML and therefore is parsed when inserted into the XML document, as opposed to an unparsed entity.

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Browse Related Terms: binary entity, general entity, notation, parameter entity, unparsed entity

parser - permalink - collapse

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A module that reads in XML data from an input source and breaks it into chunks so that your program knows when it is working with a tag, an attribute, or element data. A nonvalidating parser ensures that the XML data is well formed but does not verify that it is valid. See also validating parser.

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Browse Related Terms: Error, fatal error, kXML, Namespace, valid, validating parser, warning, well-formed

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parsing - permalink - collapse

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Usually applied to the action of a compiler in analyzing a program source file for syntax errors. It is also used more widely to mean the analysis of the structure of input.
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Browse Related Terms: comment, compilation, compilation unit, compiler, edit-compile-run cycle, lexical, Obfuscation, punctuation

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passivation - permalink - collapse

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The process of transferring an enterprise bean from memory to secondary storage. See activation.

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Browse Related Terms: activation, address space, archiving, object serialization, preverification, Random Access Memory, swizzling

pattern - permalink - collapse

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A recurring theme in class design or usage. Interfaces such as Iterator encapsulate a pattern of access to the items in a collection, while freeing the client from the need to know details of the way in which the collection is implemented.
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Browse Related Terms: coupling, factory pattern, information hiding, singleton pattern

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PCS (Personal Communications Service) - permalink - collapse

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Personal Communications Service (PCS) is a suite of second-generation, digitally modulated mobile-communications interfaces that includes TDMA, CDMA, and GSM. PCS serves as an umbrella term for second-generation wireless technologies operating in the 1900MHz range
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Browse Related Terms: 3G (Third generation), AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service), CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data), EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment), i-mode, Modulation, PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), sound card

PDAP (Personal Digital Assistant Profile) - permalink - collapse

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The Personal Digital Assistant Profile (PDAP) is a Java ME profile specification designed for small platforms such as PalmOS devices. You can think of PDAs as being larger than mobile phones but smaller than set-top boxes. PDAP is built on top of CLDC and will specify user interface and persistent storage APIs. PDAP is currently being developed using the Java Community Process (JCP).
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Browse Related Terms: Foundation Profile, optional package, Personal Profile, PersonalJava, profile, RMI OP (RMI Optional Package), RMI Profile

PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) - permalink - collapse

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Personal Digital Cellular (PDC) is a Japanese standard for wireless communications.
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Browse Related Terms: 3G (Third generation), AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service), CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data), EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment), i-mode, Modulation, PCS (Personal Communications Service), sound card

PDCP (Parallel and Distributed Computing Practices) - permalink - collapse

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Parallel and Distributed Computing Practices (PDCP) are often used to describe computer systems that are spread over many devices on a network (wired or wireless) where many nodes process data simultaneously.
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Browse Related Terms: Boot, disk drive, distributed, File System, hardware, IP Address, peripheral devices, swapping, virtual memory

peer - permalink - collapse

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In networking, any functional unit in the same layer as another entity.
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A term used of the Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT) to refer to the underlying classes that provide the platform-specific implementation of component classes.
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Browse Related Terms: Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT), AWT (Abstract Windowing Toolkit), LCDUI (Liquid Crystal Display User Interface), Swing

peripheral devices - permalink - collapse

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Devices attached to a computer, such as printers, disk drives, mice, etc.
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Browse Related Terms: Boot, disk drive, distributed, File System, hardware, IP Address, PDCP (Parallel and Distributed Computing Practices), swapping, virtual memory

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Persistence - permalink - collapse

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The protocol for transferring the state of a bean between its instance variables and an underlying database.
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The protocol for transferring the state of an entity bean between its instance variables and an underlying database.

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Browse Related Terms: abstract schema, cascade delete, entity bean, persistent field, relationship field

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persistent field - permalink - collapse

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A virtual field of an entity bean that has container-managed persistence; it is stored in a database.

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Browse Related Terms: abstract schema, cascade delete, entity bean, Persistence, relationship field

PersonalJava - permalink - collapse

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PersonalJava is a Java environment based on the Java virtual machine (JVM) and a set of APIs similar to a JDK 1.1 environment. It includes the Touchable Look and Feel (also called Truffle), a graphic toolkit that is optimized for consumer devices with a touch sensitive screen. PersonalJava will be included in Java ME in the upcoming Personal Profile, which is built on CDC.
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Browse Related Terms: Foundation Profile, optional package, PDAP (Personal Digital Assistant Profile), Personal Profile, profile, RMI OP (RMI Optional Package), RMI Profile

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package - permalink - collapse

package access - permalink - collapse

package declaration - permalink - collapse

parallel programming - permalink - collapse

parameter - permalink - collapse

parameter entity - permalink - collapse

parsed entity - permalink - collapse

parser - permalink - collapse

parsing - permalink - collapse

passivation - permalink - collapse

pattern - permalink - collapse

PCS (Personal Communications Service) - permalink - collapse

PDAP (Personal Digital Assistant Profile) - permalink - collapse

PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) - permalink - collapse

PDCP (Parallel and Distributed Computing Practices) - permalink - collapse

peer - permalink - collapse

peripheral devices - permalink - collapse

Persistence - permalink - collapse

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