Portable object (computing)¶
In distributed programming, a portable object is an object which can be accessed through a normal method call while possibly residing in memory on another computer.
Core Idea¶
Portable object (computing) is treated here as the recurring computing and information systems identity summarized by this source-grounded definition: In distributed programming, a portable object is an object which can be accessed through a normal method call while possibly residing in memory on another computer. In distributed programming, a portable object is an object which can be accessed through a normal method call while possibly residing in memory on another computer. It is portable in the sense that it moves from machine to machine, irrespective of operating system or computer architecture.
Scope of Application¶
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Documented setting. In distributed programming, a portable object is an object which can be accessed through a normal method call while possibly residing in memory on another computer.
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Documented setting. It is portable in the sense that it moves from machine to machine, irrespective of operating system or computer architecture.
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Documented setting. This mobility is the end goal of many remote procedure call systems.
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Documented setting. An advantage of portable objects is that they are easy to use and expressive, allowing programmers to be completely unaware that objects reside in other locations.
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Documented setting. Detractors cite this as a fault, as some programmers will not expect network-related errors or the unbounded nondeterminism associated with large networks.
Clarity¶
A clear use of Portable object (computing) names the carrier, the operative relation, and the conditions under which the source treats the identity as present. The minimal definition is In distributed programming, a portable object is an object which can be accessed through a normal method call while possibly residing in memory on another computer.
Manages Complexity¶
Portable object (computing) compresses multiple computing and information systems details into a stable diagnostic relation. The source shows both the central mechanism—it is portable in the sense that it moves from machine to machine, irrespective of operating system or computer architecture.—and the practical consequence—in distributed programming, a portable object is an object which can be accessed through a normal method call while possibly residing in memory on.
Abstract Reasoning¶
- Type the carrier. Identify the computing and information systems entities to which the claim applies.
- State the relation. Use the source-grounded identity: In distributed programming, a portable object is an object which can be accessed through a normal method call while possibly residing in memory on another computer.
- Check operation and conditions. This mobility is the end goal of many remote procedure call systems.
- Demand recognition evidence.
Knowledge Transfer¶
Within the home domain. Knowledge about Portable object (computing) transfers literally when a new case preserves the same carrier type, relation, and recognition test. In distributed programming, a portable object is an object which can be accessed through a normal method call while possibly residing in memory on another computer. It is portable in the sense that it moves from machine to machine, irrespective of operating system or computer architecture. Beyond the home domain. No canonical parent is asserted for Portable object (computing).
Neighborhood in Abstraction Space¶
Portable object (computing) sits in a sparse region of the domain-specific corpus (78th percentile for distinctiveness): few abstractions share its structure, so a faithful description tends to retrieve it precisely.
Family — Unclustered & Miscellaneous (2551 abstractions)
Nearest neighbors
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