DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
\dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːtɪd kəmpjˈuːtɪŋ ɛnvˈa͡ɪɹənmənt], \dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːtɪd kəmpjˈuːtɪŋ ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt], \d_ˈɪ_s_t_ɹ_ɪ_b_j_ˌuː_t_ɪ_d k_ə_m_p_j_ˈuː_t_ɪ_ŋ ɛ_n_v_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ə_n_m_ə_n_t]\
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(DCE) An architecture consisting of standard programminginterfaces, conventions and server functionalities(e.g. naming, distributed file system, remote procedure call)for distributing applications transparently across networks ofheterogeneous computers. DCE is promoted and controlled bythe Open Software Foundation (OSF).Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.soft-sys.dce. (http://dstc.edu.au/AU/research_news/dce/dce.html).
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.