The taxonomy used in SPIRIT is different from other taxonomies, such as the one used in X/Open. A comparison between the SPIRIT and X/Open taxonomies is provided below.
SPIRIT | X/Open Common Applications Environment |
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Interface Categories: | |
Administrative | N/A |
Application Programming Interface | (Programming Interface, XDCS) |
Exchange Format | Data Interchange (Protocols and Formats, XDCS) |
Human User Interface | User Interface |
Internationalisation | Internationalisation |
Language | Programming Languages |
Management Services | Systems Management |
Media | Data Interchange |
Model | N/A |
Protocol | Interworking (Protocols and Formats, XDCS) |
Security Services | Security |
System Integration Interface | (Programming Interface, XDCS) |
Platform Services: | |
Operating System Services | Base Operating System |
Management Services | Systems Management |
Security Services | Security |
Distributed Services | Interworking |
Data Management Services | Data Management |
Transaction Services | Distributed Transaction Processing |
Presentation Services | User Interface |
Communications Services | Interworking |
Contents | Next section | Index |