a "managed bean", part of the Java Management Extensions (JMX) specification
a managed Java object, similar to a JavaBean TM , that follows the design patterns set forth in the instrumentation level of the JMX specification
a managed object that follows the design patterns conforming to the JMX specification
an adaptor which contains the object(adaptee) representing a service to be contolled
a named managed object representing a resource
an object that is accessible via standard JMX interfaces and provides a developer with the ability to expose application-specific management interfaces
A Java object that represents a manageable resource.