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Java

Java

60 3.9
A strong dark coffee often served hot
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdʒɑːvə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Java
  • Figure 4 shows an example of a box plot using an online Java applet.
  • the Java language
  • Java applications
  • write in Java

Examples

  • An alternative to the interpretation done by the Java virtual machine is a just-in-time (JIT) compiler.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition.

  • For all these design challenges and alternatives, please refer to the Java security book and the latest Java documentation.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As another example, during runtime, Java turns static code into live objects.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The design aspiration is to ensure that Java code is executed as intended without undesirable side effects.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In this way, access to digital content is controlled; i.e., the Java servlet controls who can download digital content.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Another issue may be surprising to many people: strictly speaking, Java cannot guarantee sequential execution of consecutive instructions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • For math functions, the Java virtual machine calls the C run-time library, which uses BFP instructions.

    Academic text (1999)
  • For example, the Oracle Java HotSpot VM supports extracting Java-level state from JVM native core dumps.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Java is a high-level, object-oriented programming language that is widely used for developing complex applications.

Synonyms

programming language
vsJava
  • Specialized
15 3.9

A set of rules for writing instructions a computer can follow

is a specific high-level, object-oriented example used to build applications
high-level language
vsJava
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A type of computer language that is easy for people to read and write

is the same but also stresses class-based organization of code
6.2

A computer language that uses objects and classes to organize code

is broader, also emphasizing ease for humans while organizing code

Compounds

cup of java
  • Informal
3 6.8

A cup of coffee people drink to wake up

A small bird from Indonesia that lives in rice fields and is often kept as a pet

Java man
  • Specialized
9.9

An early human whose bones were found on the island of Java in Indonesia

A large tropical tree with red flowers and seed pods whose seeds people press for oil and sometimes eat

A spice from a tropical shrubby vine that adds a hot, fruity taste to food

A small bird like a finch with a thick pink beak and black head that lives in rice fields

How High-Level

Python
  • Specialized
3 3.7
Java
  • Specialized
60 3.9
programming language
  • Specialized
15 3.9
C
  • Specialized
4 4.0
assembly language
  • Specialized
1 8.1
machine code
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Surface Forms

Java main

Etymology

Java is also a common name for 'coffee' because the drink once came from the island of Java; people still say 'a cup of Java' today. The programming language later took that same coffee name, so the word now refers to both the drink and the language.