Java Platform, Enterprise Edition/Java EE Glossary

A
Applet - Runs inside the Web browser

C
Common Gateway Interface or CGI

E
Enterprise Java Beans Entity Bean

J
JavaServer Page or JSP - A page of html that contain java codes, which runs on the Server and creates an html page, which is send to the Client browser

M
Message Bean - messages that are send between tiers of a multi tiered application Multi-tiered Architecture

S
Servlet - Java Class that runs in the Server and creates a web page in response to a request from a client browser

Servlet Container - A specialized web server that supports Servlet execution. More..]

Session Bean - A kind of Enterprise Bean that keep track of an internet session between the client and the server

T
Tier - A layer in the Multi-tiered Architecture