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What is Java?

  • A very portable object-oriented programming language.
  • A large supporting class library that covers many general needs.
  • Can creates Applets, Applications, Servlets, JavaServer Pages, and more.
  • An open standard - the language specification is publicly available.
  • JVM - Java Virtual Machine.


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