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## Terminology

Table 3 provides a list of terms and corresponding definitions that are used in the gateway documentation.

Table 3: Web Services Gateway Terms

Term | Definition
--- | ---
Argument | Value that a gateway client passes to a Web application; the application uses the value to perform an action on behalf of the gateway client
Business partner | Organization that manages a database of subscribers and uses an SRC owner’s equipment to provision services
Dynamic properties | Properties that the software changes in the directory
Gateway client | Software application that submits requests to a gateway Web application
Gateway extension | Servlet deployed on the Web Services Gateway Web application server
Gateway Web application | Software application that belongs to the SRC owner and allows business partners to interact with the SRC network
Configuration namespace | Entry in the directory that defines a list of properties and inherits properties from parent objects in the hierarchy
SRC owner | Organization that owns the SRC components and software and offers the use of this equipment to business partners who manage a database of subscribers
Static properties | Properties that you change in the directory
Web application server | Software application that supports Web applications and serves Web pages to browsers through HTTP

#### Related Topics

- Overview of the Web Services Gateway
- Overview of Dynamic Service Activator
- Dynamic Service Activator in a Redundant Environment

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