These software packages,typically written in the java programming language for use on Windows NT-based systems,act as go-betweens linking browser-equipped end users to the databases that hold the information they need to access.

• 这些通常用Java编程语言编写的、用在基于Windows NT系统上的软件包起了中间人的角色，把配有浏览器的最终用户与存有用户需要访问的信息的数据库连接起来了。