Java Reference
In-Depth Information
CONSTANT
A field that is static and thus widely accessible and final, with a fixed value.
CONTEXT
An object that contains information about the setting in which a group of other objects
are operating. In particular, a context may record which object of a group is current or
active.
CONTEXT-FREE LANGUAGE
A language that can be described with a grammar.
CORBA
Common object request broker architecture; a standard design, or common
architecture, for facilitating, or brokering, object requests that pass between systems.
In many applications, the use of CORBA has been displaced by RMI.
CYCLE
A path in which a node, or object, appears twice.
DEEP COPY
A complete copy of an object in which the new object's attributes are complete copies
of the original object's attributes.
DEMO
An example that shows how to use a class or a subsystem.
DESIGN PATTERN
A pattern—a way to pursue an intent—that operates at about a class level.
