Java Reference
In-Depth Information
MOLE
A number—Avogadro's number—defined as the number of atoms in 12 grams of
carbon 12. The beauty of this number is that it lets you apply chemical equations while
working with measurable quantities of chemical batches. If you know that the
molecular weight of a chemical is
mw
,
mw
grams of the chemical will contain one mole
of the chemical.
MONITOR
A lockable object aspect that represents possession of the object by a thread.
MORTAR
A tube from which an aerial shell is fired.
MTBF
See [
MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE
]
MUTEX
An object shared by threads that contend for control of the object's monitor. The word
mutex is a contraction of the words
mutual exclusion.
MUZZLE VELOCITY
The speed at which an aerial shell leaves the mortar from which it fires.
N
-TIER
A type of system that assigns layers of responsibility to objects running on different
computers.
OOZINOZ
A fictional fireworks company named for the sound of an audience at an exhibition.
