Object code, 100-104
Object Management Group, 214, 240, 255
Object-oriented programming (OOP), 218, 256
Object-relational database management system (ORDBMS), 218
Online transaction processing (OTP), 44
OPEN, 76
Open-closed principle, 238
OpenCode, 275-276
Open source, 225
license, 273
programs, 78-81
standards, 232-233
Open Source Initiative (OSI), 78, 273
Open Systems Interconnect (OSI), 241
Operating systems. See Systems
Operation stage, 123-124
Operators. See Users
Oracle, 136, 180
Organizational theory, 76-78, 85-86. See also Architecture; Management
Original equipment manufacturers (OEM), 230
Ownership, 2-3, 10-11. See also Property rights
cost of, 134-135
piracy and, 20
regeneration and, 19-20