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[http://www.osgi.org/About/WhyOSGi OSGi technology] seems to be remarkably difficult to those unfamiliar with it.
<u>DefinitionDefinitions:</u>::1. '''The OSGi technology is a set of specifications that define a dynamic component system for Java'''.[http://www.osgi.org/About/WhatIsOSGi]
::A software component is a unit of composition that can be developed independently with contractually specified interfaces and explicit context dependencies.[http://www.softwareresearch.net/fileadmin/src/docs/publications/J010.pdf]
* communicate their dependencies and services
::2. <u>'''Bundle''' is the name for a component in the OSGi Architecture.</u><br/>
(generic bundle definition - a group of things fastened together for convenient handling[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bundle] )
OSGi Layering