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- late binding
- The declaration of object variables as variables of the generic Object class. Late binding occurs during program execution and is the slowest form of binding, because Microsoft® Visual Basic® must determine at run time whether or not that object actually implements the properties and methods you call in your code. See also early binding.
- LDAP
- See Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.
- library package
- A Microsoft Transaction Server package that runs in the process of the client that creates it. Library packages do not support component tracking, role checking, or process isolation. See also server package.
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- A protocol that allows clients to access the directory information held in Microsoft Exchange Server. Using LDAP, a client can browse or search the Exchange directory to find specific entries. Microsoft Exchange supports any client that implements the LDAP version 3 specification.
- lingo file
- An XML file that stores the text strings and other user interface elements for the Performance Tracking application in BDG Scenario 3. Storing UI text in XML simplifies the task of deploying the application for another locale or arena.
- locale
- The set of information that corresponds to a specific language and country. A locale indicates specific settings such as decimal separators, date and time formats, and character-sorting order.
- localization
- The process of adapting and translating a software application into another language to make it linguistically and culturally appropriate for a locale. Compare globalization.
- localize
- See localization.
- locking
- A system of ensuring that two processes do not try to affect the same record in a database at the same time.
- loose coupling
- A software design practice in which components are written to have minimal dependence on each other. Programs that use loose coupling do not rely on a large number of public variables, properties, and routines. Loose coupling can prevent the failure of one component in an application from causing the failure of all the other components.
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