Appendix A: Key Words
Activation Record: A record for each method call on the program stack.
Active Object: An object that is an asynchronous activity. In terms of threads it is an object that has a run method and is run as a thread.
Activity: A series of steps that is implemented to do a task.
Adapter: Software that provides an interface allowing a component to be used in a manner.
Animation: A technique where pictures are changed slightly and displayed on a terminal so fast that the eye perceives movement.
Asynchronous Activity: When the steps involved in the two or more sub-tasks are being executed independently, or asynchronously, from each other.
Born (thread state): The initial state of a thread before it can be run.
Cache: A special place ...
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