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10 Glossary
Figure 33: Technical terminology used in this document.
Client
Server
Web Server
Port
XML
Java
JVM
JRE
Java Plug-in
An applet obtained from the Web Server by a browser viewing html pages. The applet
runs in the browser and communicates with the Server.
An application which can be contacted for the exchange of information. This can be
a web server (which serves up HTML pages) or a different type of server which runs
on a web server and serves up different types of information.
A machine which hosts web pages and applications, and ‘serves’ them to clients.
A ‘door’ on a server which is used to provide a particular service; clients on the web
conenct with the server through its port
eXtendend Markup Language; a language for marking up or ‘tagging’ sections of
textual documents with a meaning.
An object-oriented (OO) programming language allowing cross-platform compatibility
and web applications.
Java Virtual Machine; the environment in which java runs its programs. This is what
allows Java to run on different platforms – your JVM is specific to your OS.
Java Runtime Environment; a Java environment for your computer which includes a
JVM and enables you to run Java programs (locally) or applets (locally or in your
browser).
A simple Java environment which provides a JVM purely for running applets in your
browser. This is all your subjects will need.
Table 34 explains some of the terminology used in describing experiments. Though familiar, these terms may
well be used in a different sense to that which you understand. Please refer to this table in relation to experiment
descriptions.
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