Glossary

data bundle

A meta-file composed of merged simultaneous or consecutive files.

See Also data collection, data set.

data collection

Files grouped according to their meaning to browse them independently form their location, format, …

See Also data bundle, data set.

data repository

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See Also data store.

data set

A group of documents that share some meta-information, like episode types labels.

See Also data bundle, data collection.

data store

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See Also data repository.

Java WebStart

A technology Sun Microsystems developed to ease deployment of Java applications from the web.

Java WebStart can be used to install and start the application. See Section 4.2.1, “Using Java WebStart” for more details.

plug-in

In this application, functionalities are provided by plug-ins: small pieces of independently written software that can be added and removed from session to session.

See Also plug-in level.

plug-in level

When plug-ins are loaded at start time, they are said to be in different levels, depending on the origin of the plug-in.

Read Section 3.3.2, “Levels” for more details.

See Also plug-in.

plug-in state

At any time during a session, a plug-in can be in one of the states described in Section 6.4, “Plug-in life-cycle”: created, init, start, stop, destroy.

RasterViewer

This application is a complete rewriting of RasterViewer for Java 2 virtual machines. This tool has been used for 1998-2004 by several groups around the world.

Read Section 1.1, “History” for more details.

SVG

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is a 2D vector graphics format proposed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

This application uses Batik, an Open Source Java implementation, to draw high-quality vector graphics.

XML

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See Also XSL.

XSL

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See Also XML.

ZIP

A single compressed file containing a complete set of files.