Glossary

access control list (ACL)

An operating system facility for defining which users are allowed to access which system resources.

ACL
See [access control list]
ActiveEnterprise

TIBCO's technology for treaty management fortresses.

Active Server Pages (ASP)

Microsoft's pre-.NET programming technology for the presentation fortress, now replaced by ASP.NET.

ally

A fortress that works with another fortress to fulfill a common objective.

ASP
See [Active Server Pages]
ASP.NET

Microsoft's .NET programming technology for the presentation fortress.

assembly

In .NET terminology, a deployable unit of code.

asynchronous component

A component that uses an asynchronous communications protocol, such as message queues, for transmitting information. In the J2EE space, ...

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