T-X

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Tagged Interface

An interface with no methods, used as a runtime type tag.

Thread

The results of executing a program context.

Thread Safe

An object that is safe to use in a multithreaded environment.

Unchecked Exception

An exception that does not have to be explicitly handled in the program. These Exceptions extend Error or RunTime-Exception.

Unwinding the Stack

A process whereby an exception executes a return from the program stack until the exception is handled.

Utility Reuse

Reuse of functionality that is extrinsic to a problem, and thus common to more than one problem.

Variable

The actual memory that is allocated at run time.

Wait (method)

A method in class Object that is called to suspend the execution of a thread until a notify call has been made on this object.

Web Server

A program that processes requests from the Web, normally from browser clients.

XML

A human readable, hierarchical representation language for representing objects.

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