Java terms starting with T

37 terms

  1. T9 T9 is a text input method for mobile phones and other small devices. It replaces the "multi-tap" input method by guessing the word that you are trying to…
  2. tag See: label.
  3. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) A protocol within TCP/IP that governs the breakup of data messages into packets to be sent by IP (Internet Protocol) and the reassembly and verification…
  4. TCP endpoint The combination of an IP address and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port number.
  5. TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol A collection of protocols that define the basic workings of the features of the Internet.
  6. TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) is a second-generation modulation standard using bandwidth allocated in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, and 1900MHz ranges.
  7. Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) A test suite, a set of tools, and other requirements used to certify an implementation of a particular Sun technology conformant both to the applicable…
  8. Telematics Telematics is a location-based service that routes event notification and control data over wireless networks to and from mobile devices installed in…
  9. Template a standard shape that the race car must comply to be within the NASCAR rules. The template closely resembles the shape of the factory car.
  10. ternary operator See conditional operator
  11. Thin Client A networked user computer that acts only as a terminal and stores no applications or user files. May have little or no hard drive space. See Client.
  12. this A Java reserved word with several different uses: Within a constructor, it may be used as the first statement to call another constructor in the same…
  13. thread A series of postings on a particular topic. Threads can be a series of bulletin board messages (for example, when someone posts a question and others…
  14. thread starvation A condition that applies to a thread that is prevented from running by other threads that do not yield or become blocked.
  15. throw A Java keyword that allows the user to throw an exception or any class that implements the "throwable" interface.
  16. throw an exception When an exceptional circumstance arises in a program - often as a result of a logical error, and exception object is created and thrown.
  17. throw statement A statement used to throw an exception. For instance throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(i+" is too large.");
  18. throws A Java keyword used in method declarations that specify which exceptions are not handled within the method but rather passed to the next higher level of…
  19. throws clause A clause in a method header indicating that one or more exceptions will be propagated from this method.
  20. timesharing system An operating system that shares processor time between multiple processes by allocating each a timeslice.
  21. timeslice The amount of running time allocated to a process or thread before the scheduler considers another to be run.
  22. Toggle A switch that is either on or off, and reverses to the opposite when selected.
  23. Tomcat Tomcat is a reference implementation of the Java servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications.
  24. tool provider An organization or software vendor that provides tools used for the development, packaging, and deployment of J2EE applications.
  25. top level class A class defined either at the outermost level of a package or a static nested class.
  26. topic A communication channel to send messages and subscribe to notifications. It provides an access point for publishers and subscribers to communicate with…
  27. transaction Includes any series of related steps carried out as part of a prearranged plan.
  28. transaction attribute A value specified in an enterprise bean's deployment descriptor that is used by the EJB container to control the transaction scope when the enterprise…
  29. transaction isolation level The degree to which the intermediate state of the data being modified by a transaction is visible to other concurrent transactions and data being modified…
  30. transaction manager Provides the services and management functions required to support transaction demarcation, transactional resource management, synchronization, and…
  31. transient A keyword in the Java programming language that indicates that a field is not part of the serialized form of an object.
  32. trusted applet An applet with more privileges than an ordinary (untrusted) applet.
  33. try A Java keyword that defines a block of statements that may throw a Java language exception.
  34. try clause See try statement.
  35. try statement The try statement acts as an exception handler - a place where exception objects are caught and dealt with.
  36. twos-complement notation In twos-complement notation, the most significant bit in an integer value is used as the sign bit.
  37. type A class or interface.