JINI Glossary
RMI: core of Jini communication; object oriented RPC system; allows make Java objects available across a network
Discovery: the process a service uses to notify the Jini federation that it is available (followed by Join process)
Join: the process a service uses to inform Federation about itself
Federation: Jini network, a group of cooperation objects
Java Spaces: a standard service that provides one way to store objects; a network objects repository
Proxy Object: a remote Jini object. The Lookup service holds the local proxy object and provides it to clients
Transaction: a client attempt an operation on multiple objects (allows multi-object coordination)