Federated Naming Service Programming Guide

name service

The service offered by a naming system. It is accessed through its interface.

naming system

A connected set of contexts of the same type (having the same naming convention) and providing the same set of operations with identical semantics. In the UNIX operating system, for example, the set of directories in a given file system (and the naming operations on directories) constitutes a naming system.

next naming system pointer (NNSP)

Reference to a context in which composite names from subordinate naming systems are resolved.

organizational units

An enterprise is organized into organizational units such as centers, laboratories, departments, divisions, and so on. An organizational unit is a subunit of an enterprise.

organizational unit context

A context for naming objects related to an organizational unit within an enterprise.

parent context

A context in which this context and its siblings are bound.

reference

The thing bound to a name. It contains addresses identifying the communication endpoints of the object.

root context

A context for naming the objects found in the root of the namespace.

service context

A context for naming objects that provide services.

site context

A context for naming objects related to a physical site.

strong separation

The case where the XFN context treats the XFN component separator as the naming system boundary.

subcontext

A context bound within another context.

user context

A context for naming objects related to a human user.

weak separation

The case where the XFN context does not treat the XFN component separator as the naming system boundary.

XFN link

A special form of reference that has a composite name as an address. Like any other type of reference, an XFN link is bound to an atomic name in a context.

X.500

A global-level directory service defined by an Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) standard. The X.500 directory service is not supported in a 64-bit application.


	name service The service offered by a naming system. It is accessed through its interface. naming system A connected set of contexts of the same type (having the same naming convention) and providing the same set of operations with identical semantics. In the UNIX operating system, for example, the set of directories in a given file system (and the naming operations on directories) constitutes a naming system. next naming system pointer (NNSP) Reference to a context in which composite names from subordinate naming systems are resolved. organizational units An enterprise is organized into organizational units such as centers, laboratories, departments, divisions, and so on. An organizational unit is a subunit of an enterprise. organizational unit context A context for naming objects related to an organizational unit within an enterprise. parent context A context in which this context and its siblings are bound. reference The thing bound to a name. It contains addresses identifying the communication endpoints of the object. root context A context for naming the objects found in the root of the namespace. service context A context for naming objects that provide services. site context A context for naming objects related to a physical site. strong separation The case where the XFN context treats the XFN component separator as the naming system boundary. subcontext A context bound within another context. user context A context for naming objects related to a human user. weak separation The case where the XFN context does not treat the XFN component separator as the naming system boundary. XFN link A special form of reference that has a composite name as an address. Like any other type of reference, an XFN link is bound to an atomic name in a context. X.500 A global-level directory service defined by an Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) standard. The X.500 directory service is not supported in a 64-bit application.