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Term
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Description
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| API |
Application Programming Interface.
A set of classes which provide a framework for the solution of a particular
problem. For example, the Java Remote Method Invocation API for the remote
execution of methods. |
| Byte Codes |
The contents of the .class files that
are produced by the Java compiler. They contain instructions for the JVM. |
| Document Comments |
Special comments used by the javadoc
tool during the creation of API documentation. |
| IDE |
Integrated Development Environment. This is a
tool that integrates all of the common tools used during software development.
Common tools include compiler, interpreter, debugger and editor. |
| JDK |
Java Development Kit. Can
be obtained from the official web site for Java (http://java.sun.com/j2se/)
and contains the various Java utilities such as the compiler and interpreter,
as well as the class libraries (also includes the source code for these
libraries). |
| JVM |
Java Virtual Machine. The
section of the Java interpreter that executes the Java code. |
| SDK |
Software Development Kit. The Java SDK is the
same as the JDK. |
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