CORBA and components enable GNOME programs to reuse code, add scriptability, and enhance interoperability.

Bonobo

Bonobo is a set of standard interfaces that are used as part of the GNOME project to provide standard component programming in Unix.

DOM

Document Object Model is a standard interface for access to document elements.

Gnorba

The GNOME CORBA framework.

ORBit

The CORBA implementation used by GNOME.