Java Reference
In-Depth Information
OPERATION
A specification of a service that can be requested from an instance of a class.
PARALLEL HIERARCHY
A pair of class hierarchies in which each class in one hierarchy has a corresponding
class in the other hierarchy.
PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS
Equations that define a group of variables, such as
x
and
y
, in terms of a standard
parameter,such as
t
.
PARSER
An object that can recognize elements of a language and decompose their structure,
according to a set of rules, into a form suitable for further processing.
PATH
In an object model, a series of objects such that each object in the series has a
reference to the next object in the series.
PATTERN
A way of doing something; a way of pursuing an intent.
PERSISTENT STORAGE
Storage of information on a device, such as a disk, that retains the information even
when powered down.
POLYMORPHISM
The principle that method invocation depends on both the operation invoked and the
class of the invocation receiver.
