Glossary
HOPPER
A container that dispenses chemicals, usually into a machine.
HYPE
Overexcitement about a technology's potential value.
IMMUTABLE
Unchangeable; specifically, an object with values that cannot change.
IMPLEMENTATION
The Java statements that make up the bodies of a class's methods.
INTERFACE
The collection of methods and fields that a class permits objects of other classes to
access. Also, a Java interface that defines the methods that an implementing class must
provide.
INTERPRETER
An object composed from a composition hierarchy in which each class represents a
composition rule that determines how the class implements, or interprets, an operation
that occurs throughout the hierarchy.
JAVA DEVELOPMENT KIT
A collection of software that includes the Java class libraries, a compiler, and other
supporting tools; usually refers specifically to kits available at java.sun.com.
JDBC
An application programming interface for executing SQL statements. JDBC is a
trademarked name, not an acronym.
