ArcGIS Engine Developer Guide

GLOSSARY
the EXE in which they are defined rather than into that of the client. See also inprocess.
outbound interface
PDF
performance
persistence
pixel type
platform
plug-in data source
PMF
ProgID
property page
proxy object
Published Map File
query interface
raster
recycling
An interface implemented by a class, on which that object can make calls to its
clients; analogous to a callback mechanism. See also inbound interface.
Portable Document Format. A proprietary file format from Adobe that creates
lightweight text-based, formatted files for distribution to a variety of operating
systems.
A measure of the speed at which a computer system works. Factors affecting
performance include availability, throughput, and response time.
The process by which information indicating the current state of an object is
written to a storage medium such as a file on disk. In ArcObjects, persistence is
achieved via the standard COM interfaces IPersist and IPersistStream or the
ArcObjects interface IPersistVariant.
See data type.
A generic term often referring to the operating system of a machine. May also
refer to a programming language or development environment, such as COM,
.NET, or Java.
An additional read-only data source provided by either ESRI or a third-party
developer. It may be a data source forming part of the core ArcObjects or an
extension.
See Published Map File.
A string value, stored in the system registry, identifying a class by library and class
name, for example, esriCarto.FeatureLayer. The ProgID registry key also contains
the human-readable name of a class, the current version number of the class, and
a unique class identifier. ProgIDs are used in VB object instantiation. See also
class identifier, IID.
A user interface component that provides access to change the properties of an
object or objects.
A local representation of a remote object, supporting the same interfaces as the
remote object. All interaction with the remote object from the local process is
forced via the proxy object. A local object makes calls on the members of a proxy
object as if it were working directly with the remote object.
A file exported by the Publisher extension that can be read by ArcReader. Publisher
Map Files end with a .pmf extension.
A client may request a reference to a different interface on an object by calling
the QueryInterface method of the IUnknown interface.
A spatial data model that defines space as an array of equally sized cells arranged
in rows and columns. Each cell contains an attribute value and location coordinates.
Unlike a vector structure, which stores coordinates explicitly, raster coordinates
are contained in the ordering of the matrix. Groups of cells that share the
same value represent geographic features. See also vector.
The process by which objects in an object pool are replaced by new instances of
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