ExpertGlossary terms starting with J

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  1. J See: joining segment.
  2. jökulhlaup a flood of meltwater from a glacial lake.
  3. J&A Justification and Approval.
  4. J-107088 A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of topoisomerase I inhibitor. Also called edotecarin.
  5. J-PEG [ or JPEG]: Abbreviation for Joint Photographic Experts Group. 1. A standardized, if relatively lossy, file format for transporting, storing, and/or…
  6. J-pouch coloanal anastomosis A surgical procedure in which the colon is attached to the anus after the rectum has been removed.
  7. J-SEAD Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses.
  8. J/kg Joules per kilogram, unit commonly used to represent CAPE and CIN.
  9. J2EE Java 2 Enterprise Edition
  10. J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) Java 2 Enterprise Edition is the second version of the platform definition for advanced Java applications built on Enterprise Java Beans (EJB).
  11. J2EE application Any deployable unit of J2EE functionality. This can be a single J2EE module or a group of modules packaged into an EAR file along with a J2EE application…
  12. J2EE component A self-contained functional software unit supported by a container and configurable at deployment time.
  13. J2EE module A software unit that consists of one or more J2EE components of the same container type and one deployment descriptor of that type.
  14. J2EE product An implementation that conforms to the J2EE platform specification.
  15. J2EE product provider A vendor that supplies a J2EE product.
  16. J2EE server The runtime portion of a J2EE product. A J2EE server provides EJB or Web containers or both.
  17. J2ME See Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition.
  18. J2SE See Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition.
  19. JAAT Joint Air Attack Team.
  20. jabber In local area networks, transmission by a data station beyond the time interval allowed by the protocol.
  21. jack A female fitting or connector that accepts a male mating component ("plug") to facilitate an electrical connection.
  22. Jack Staff A vertical pole erected at the head of tow directly ahead of towboat. The flag windsock, or peep light aids pilot to align the tow in river navigation.
  23. Jacket The enclosure on a water heater, furnace, or boiler.
  24. Jackpot A special bonus paid to the loser of a hand if he gets a very good hand beaten. In hold'em, the "loser" must typically get aces full or better beaten.
  25. JADO Joint Air Defense Operations.
  26. JAE Joint Acquisition Executive.
  27. JAIC Joint Air Intelligence Center (JFACC term).
  28. JAIN See: Java APIs for Integrated Networks (JAIN)
  29. jam signal A signal that carries a bit pattern sent by a data station to inform the other stations that they must not transmit.
  30. Jamb The side parts of a window frame or window opening, as distinct from head and sill.
  31. JAMES Joint Automated Message Editing System (USN term).
  32. Jammers Radio transmitters accompanying attacking RVs and tuned to broadcast at the same frequency as defensive radar.
  33. jamming The deliberate radiation, reradiation, or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices, equipment…
  34. jamming margin The level of interference (jamming) that a system is able to accept and still maintain a specified level of performance, such as maintain a specified…
  35. jamming to signal ratio (J/S) The ratio, usually expressed in dB, of the power of a jamming signal to that of a desired signal at a given point such as the antenna terminals of a…
  36. Jamshidi needle (jam-SHEE-dee NEE-dul) A long, hollow needle with a tapered cutting edge on one end and a handle with a place to attach a syringe on the other end.
  37. Janitor Program An application which runs at scheduled intervals to manage business information by deleting, transferring, or archiving on-line data (such as email) which…
  38. January Effect Each year, the stock market tends to increase slightly in value between December 31 and the end of the first week of January.
  39. January Thaw A period of mild weather popularly supposed to recur each year in late January.
  40. JAO Joint Area of Operations.
  41. JAOC Joint Air Operations Center (JFACC term).
  42. Japan's Personal Information Protection Act A law promulgated by the Japanese government to regulate the collection, use, and transfer of personal information.
  43. JAPH "Just Another Perl Hacker," a clever but cryptic bit of Perl code that when executed, evaluates to that string.
  44. JAR Java archive. A platform-independent file format that permits many files to be aggregated into one file.
  45. JAR (Java ARchive) file A Java Archive (JAR) file makes it possible to store multiple bytecode files in a single file.
  46. JASSAM Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (USAF term).
  47. JAST Joint Advanced Strike Aircraft (USAF/USN program).
  48. Jaundice (JAWN-dis) A condition in which the skin and the whites of the eyes become yellow, urine darkens, and the color of stool becomes lighter than normal.
  49. Java Sun Microsystems Java is a platform-independent, programming language for adding animation and other actions to websites.
  50. Java 2 Platform The second generation of the Java platform. (The first generation was the JDK.) Also see "Java Platform" and "Java Platform Editions".
  51. Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE platform) See Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, under Java Platform Editions.
  52. Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) An environment for developing and deploying enterprise applications. The J2EE platform consists of a set of services, application programming interfaces…
  53. Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME platform) See Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, under Java Platform Editions.
  54. Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) A highly optimized Java runtime environment targeting a wide range of consumer products, including pagers, cellular phones, screen phones, digital set-top…
  55. Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE platform) See Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, under Java Platform Editions.
  56. Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) The core Java technology platform.
  57. Java 2 SDK A particular implementation of the abstract functionality described in Sun's specification of the Java 2 Platform.
  58. Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition The Software Development Kit (SDK) is development environment for building applications, applets, and components using the Java programming language.
  59. Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) An API for processing XML documents. JAXP leverages the parser standards SAX and DOM so that you can choose to parse your data as a stream of events or to…
  60. Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) An API for accessing various kinds of XML registries.
  61. Java API for XML-based RPC (JAX-RPC) An API for building Web services and clients that use remote procedure calls and XML.
  62. Java APIs for Integrated Networks (JAIN) enables the rapid development of Next Generation telecom products and services on the Java platform.
  63. Java applet A small application-program component that typically executes in a client's Web browser, but can execute in a variety of other simple applications or…
  64. Java applets Small programs written in the Java programming language that can be embedded into web pages.
  65. Java Card The Java Card specification allows Java technology to run on smart cards and other small devices.
  66. Java Card API An ISO 7816-4 compliant application environment focused on smart cards.
  67. Java Compatibility Kit (JCK) A test suite, a set of tools, and other requirements used to certify a Java platform implementation conformant both to the applicable Java platform…
  68. Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) An industry standard for database-independent connectivity between the Java platform and a wide range of databases.
  69. Java Database Connectivity (JDBCTM) An industry standard for database-independent connectivity between a computer platform or device operating in the Java™ environment and a wide range of…
  70. Java Development Kit (JDK) A software development environment for writing applets and applications in the Java programming language.
  71. Java Foundation Classes (JFC) An extension that adds graphical user interface class libraries to the Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT).
  72. Java IDL A technology that provides CORBA interoperability and connectivity capabilities for the J2EE platform.
  73. Java Interface Definition Language (IDL) A set of Java APIs that provide CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) interoperability and connectivity capabilities for the J2EE platform.
  74. Java ME (Java Micro Edition) Java 2, Micro Edition is a group of specifications and technologies that pertain to Java on small devices.
  75. Java ME WTK The Sun Java Wireless Toolkit is a set of tools that provides developers with an emulation environment, documentation and examples for developing Java…
  76. Java Media APIs A set of APIs that support the integration of audio and video clips, 2D fonts, graphics, and images as well as 3D models and telephony.
  77. Java Media Framework The core framework supports clocks for synchronizing between different media (e.g., audio and video output).
  78. Java Message Service (JMS) An API for invoking operations on enterprise messaging systems.
  79. Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) An API that provides naming and directory functionality.
  80. Java Native Interface A standard programming interface for writing Java native methods and embedding the JVM into native applications.
  81. Java Platform Consists of class libraries, a Java virtual machine (JVM) and class loader (which comprise the runtime environment) and a compiler, debugger and other…
  82. Java Platform Editions A Java platform "edition" is a definitive and agreed-upon version of the Java platform that provides the functionality needed over a broad market segment.
  83. Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) A distributed object model for Java program to Java program, in which the methods of remote objects written in the Java programming language can be…
  84. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) A subset of the Java Development Kit (JDK) for end-users and developers who want to redistribute the runtime environment alone.
  85. Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) A set of packages that enable secure Internet communications.
  86. Java Transaction API (JTA) An API that allows applications and J2EE servers to access transactions.
  87. Java Transaction Service (JTS) Specifies the implementation of a transaction manager that supports JTA and implements the Java mapping of the Object Management Group Object Transaction…
  88. Java Virtual Machine (JVM) The Java Runtime under which OGSI modules run.
  89. Java virtual machine<sup>1</sup> A software "execution engine" that safely and compatibly executes the byte codes in Java class files on a microprocessor (whether in a computer or in…
  90. JavaBean A portable, platform-independent, reusable component model that conforms to specification defining how Java objects interact.
  91. JavaBeans A portable, platform-independent reusable component model. A component that conforms to this model is called a bean.
  92. JavaBeans component A Java class that can be manipulated by tools and composed into applications. A JavaBeans component must adhere to certain property and event interface…
  93. JavaCheck A tool for checking compliance of applications and applets to a specification.
  94. Javadocs Java-generated documentation files. The Globus Toolkit distribution uses this tool to automatically generate API documentation from the code itself.
  95. JavaHQ JavaHQ is the Java platform control center on your Palm OS device.
  96. JavaMail An API for sending and receiving email.
  97. JavaSafe A tool for tracking and managing source file changes, written in Java.
  98. JavaScript A Web scripting language that is used in both browsers and Web servers. Like all scripting languages, it is used primarily to tie other components…
  99. JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) A lightweight data-interchange format. For information about JSON, see http://www.json.org/.
  100. JavaScripts programs written in the JavaScript programming language. JavaScripts run on the Internet user's computer rather than the web server's computer.