Glossary
APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
The interface, or set of calls, that a system makes publicly available.
ASSAY
An analysis, usually of a chemical mixture.
BUSINESS OBJECT
An object that models an entity or a process in a business.
CAROUSEL
A large, smart rack that accepts material through a doorway and stores it.
CLASS DIAGRAM
A drawing that shows definitions of and relationships among classes and interfaces.
COMPOSITE
A group of objects in which some objects may contain others, so that some objects
represent groups and others represent individual items, or leaves.
CONCRETE CLASS
A class that can be instantiated; unlike an abstract class.
CONSOLIDATION LANGUAGE
A computer language, such as Java, that absorbs the strengths and discards the
weaknesses of its predecessors.
