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| object: | A self-contained software entity consisting of its own private information, procedures, and public interface. |
| enterprise: | The entirety of a large-scale organization. |
| interface: | That part of a system with which the user interacts. |
| integration: | The process of bridging together the islands of data stored on mainframes, PCs, and various enterprise databases, to create a foundation for successive interfaces. |
| runtime binding: | The encapsulation of functionality so as to allow new functions to be added dynamically, or applications to be deployed in multiple stages, without impacting existing functionality. |
| framework: | A set of collaborating objects that may be used as a foundation to solve a specific problem. Frameworks are the building blocks and layers of an object system. |
| object architecture: | The organization of functional responsibilities within a system and the process of developing them. |
| CORBA: | Common Object Request Broker Archtecture. A set of standard specifications that allows objects to locate and activate other objects through an object request broker (ORB). This paradigm facilitates the integration of enterprise applications based on a shared, distributed data access layer. |