Re: about CritLink and annotation systems in general

On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Jon Garfunkel wrote:
> 
> Mind your jargon.
> 
> Your "back end" is commonly known as an "annotation server."
> 
> Your "local proxy" is commonly known as... well, we still don't have a
> name.

Yes, we do.  The name is "mediator" (1995).  A "proxy" is something
which attempts to transparently stand in place of the thing it is
serving for.  Its goal is to mimic the original thing exactly.  A
"mediator" is something which stands in the middle and attempts to
produce an augmented or processed variant of the original.

So, the term for Crit is a "remote mediator".  The term for what you
are talking about is a "local mediator".



-- ?!ng

Received on Friday, 27 August 1999 14:18:04 UTC