A data source could be a database such as an RDBMS, OODBMS, XML repository, flat file system, and so forth.

一个数据源可以四像关系型数据库管理体统这样的数据库,可以是面向对象型的数据库管理系统,可以是XML文档,也可以是简单文件等等.

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Inbound work, like number of files in the file system for a flat file adapter or data in a database table for a JDBC adapter, should not grow unusually.

到达的工作(比如平面文件适配器的文件系统中的文件或JDBC适配器的数据库表中的数据)不应该以超常的速度增长。

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Adapters come in all shapes and sizes (but not colors); some talk to databases, others to flat files in your file system, others to databases, and still others to the functions in your EIS.

适配器有各种形状和大小(而不是颜色)；一些与数据库通信，一些与文件系统中的平面文件通信，一些与事务处理系统通信，还有一些与EIS中的功能通信。

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