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 ===== The Metaobject Protocol =====
-The Meta-Object Protocol of AmbientTalk can be divided into a series of independent protocols. Whereas the full semantics and signature of the meta-methods can be found in the [[http://prog.vub.ac.be/amop/at2langref/edu/vub/at/objects/MirrorRoot.html|language reference]], this section provides an overview of the various protocols.
+The Meta-Object Protocol of AmbientTalk can be divided into a series of independent protocols. Whereas the full semantics and signature of the meta-methods can be found in the [[http://soft.vub.ac.be/amop/at2langref/edu/vub/at/objects/MirrorRoot.html|language reference]], this section provides an overview of the various protocols.
 The **Message Invocation Protocol** consists of methods to deal with both synchronous and asynchronous method invocation. It provides necessary hooks to intercept both the reception of asynchronous messages and the invocation of synchronous messages. Moreover, it provides a hook to intercept asynchronous messages being sent by the object, allowing the object to add additional metadata to the message. The ''invoke'' meta-method illustrated above is an example of a method belonging to this protocol. The picture below gives an overview of that protocol.

Ambient-Oriented Programming