An object, specific to a single call, that is used to respond to a request.

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DiffusionData certifies specific hardware and software version for use with Diffusion™ . Certified versions have been fully functional tested and performance tested with the Diffusion server . In addition, DiffusionData supports some hardware and software that has not been certified.

Typically a client is a user-written application communicating with the Diffusion server through a client API or the Diffusion protocol.

A library that is included in a client application to enable interaction with the Diffusion server .

The merging or replacing of a queued update with a newer update to reduce network traffic. Conflation removes outdated information from the queue of content to be sent and either replaces the outdated information with the conflated information or appends the conflated information to the end of the queue.

There can be one or more connectors (each listening on a different port). Each connector can accept single or multiple types of connection.

When a message or update is received by a topic listener and that listener chooses not to pass on the message or update to subsequent topic listeners. Topic streams cannot choose to consume messages or updates they receive.

A conversation is all the communication between a client and a Diffusion server for a single request. Each conversation is identified with a cid.

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing

Central Processing Unit

A piece of information that is used to authenticate a principal.

Certificate Signing Request

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