Distributed Computing Environment

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Distributed Computing Environment

   (DCE) An architecture consisting of {standard} programming
   interfaces, conventions and {server} functionalities
   (e.g. naming, distributed file system, {remote procedure call})
   for distributing applications transparently across networks of
   {heterogeneous} computers.  DCE is promoted and controlled by
   the {Open Software Foundation} (OSF).

   Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.soft-sys.dce.

   (http://dstc.edu.au/AU/research_news/dce/dce.html).

   (1994-12-07)