orbit: orbit orbit: orbit: ORBit is a high-performance CORBA (Common Object Request Broker orbit: Architecture) ORB (object request broker). It allows programs to send orbit: requests and receive replies from other programs, regardless of the orbit: locations of the two programs. CORBA is an architecture that enables orbit: communication between program objects, regardless of the programming orbit: language they're written in or the operating system they run on. orbit: orbit: ORBit is required by GNOME, and is needed to build Mozilla. orbit: