(1) In JavaBeans technology, the process of making features of a contained bean available to be used for making connections. For example, if a bean consisting of three push buttons on a panel is placed in a frame, the features of the push buttons have to be promoted to make them available from within the frame.
(2) Business logic that offers incentives to customers when certain conditions have been satisfied.
(3) The process of one host taking over level functions for another. See also demotion, level function.