(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.
(https://dstc.edu.au/AU/research_news/dce/dce.html).
(1994-12-07)