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Definitions for JAVA:

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Java \Ja"va\ (j[aum]"v[.a]), n. 1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands. [1913 Webster] 2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java. [1913 Webster] 3. (Computers) [all capitals] an object-oriented computer programming language, derived largely from {C++}, used widely for design and display of web pages on the world-wide web. It is an interpreted language, and has been suggested as a platform-independent code to allow execution of the same progam under multiple operating systems without recompiling. The language is still (1997) under active development, and is evolving. [GG + PJC] Java cat (Zool.), the musang. Java sparrow (Zool.), a species of finch ({Padda oryzivora}), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also ricebird, and paddy bird. In the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also kept as a cage bird. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
higher programming language \higher programming language\ n. (Computers) A computer programming language with an instruction set allowing one instruction to code for several assembly language instructions. Note: The aggregation of several assembly-language instructions into one instruction allows much greater efficiency in writing computer programs. Most programs are now written in some higher programming language, such as BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, C, {C++}, PROLOG, or JAVA. [PJC]

WordNet (r) 2.0 :
Java n 1: an island in Indonesia south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions 2: a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee" [syn: coffee] 3: a simple platform-independent object-oriented programming language used for writing applets that are downloaded from the World Wide Web by a client and run on the client's machine

Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :
Java An object-oriented language originally developed at Sun by James Gosling (and known by the name "Oak") with the intention of being the successor to {C++} (the project was however originally sold to Sun as an embedded language for use in set-top boxes). After the great Internet explosion of 1993-1994, Java was hacked into a byte-interpreted language and became the focus of a relentless hype campaign by Sun, which touted it as the new language of choice for distributed applications. Java is indeed a stronger and cleaner design than C++ and has been embraced by many in the hacker community - but it has been a considerable source of frustration to many others, for reasons ranging from uneven support on different Web browser platforms, performance issues, and some notorious deficiencies in some of the standard toolkits (AWT in particular). Microsoft's determined attempts to corrupt the language (which it rightly sees as a threat to its OS monopoly) have not helped. As of 2001, these issues are still in the process of being resolved. Despite many attractive features and a good design, it is difficult to find people willing to praise Java who have tried to implement a complex, real-world system with it (but to be fair it is early days yet, and no other language has ever been forced to spend its childhood under the limelight the way Java has). On the other hand, Java has already been a big win in academic circles, where it has taken the place of Pascal as the preferred tool for teaching the basics of good programming to the next generation of hackers.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
Java (After the Indonesian island, a source of programming fluid) A simple, {object-oriented}, distributed, interpreted, robust, secure, {architecture-neutral}, portable, multithreaded, dynamic, buzzword-compliant, general-purpose programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in 1995(?). Java supports programming for the Internet in the form of platform-independent Java "applets". Java is similar to {C++} without operator overloading (though it does have method overloading), without {multiple inheritance}, and extensive automatic coercions. It has automatic garbage collection. Java programs can run stand-alone on small computers. The interpreter and class support take about 40 kilobytes; adding the standard libraries and thread support (essentially a self-contained microkernel) adds an additional 175Kb. Java extends {C++}'s {object-oriented} facilities with those of Objective C for dynamic method resolution. Java has an extensive library of routines for {TCP/IP} protocols like HTTP and FTP. Java applications can access objects across the Internet via URLs as easily as on the local file system. The Java compiler and linker both enforce {strong type checking} - procedures must be explicitly typed. Java supports the creation of virus-free, tamper-free systems with authentication based on {public-key encryption}. The Java compiler generates an {architecture-neutral} {object file} executable on any processor supporting the Java {run-time system}. The object code consists of bytecode instructions designed to be both easy to interpret on any machine and easily translated into native machine code at load time. The Java libraries provide portable interfaces. For example, there is an abstract Window class and implementations of it for Unix, Microsoft Windows and the Macintosh. The run-time system is written in POSIX-compliant ANSI C. Java applets can be executed as attachments in {World-Wide Web} documents using either Sun's HotJava browser or {Netscape Navigator} version 2.0. {Home (http://java.sun.com/)}. Usenet newsgroup: {news:comp.lang.java}. E-mail: . (1995-12-06)

U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :
Java, SD (city, FIPS 32460) Location: 45.50358 N, 99.88423 W Population (1990): 161 (125 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57452 Java, VA Zip code(s): 24565

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :
Java, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota Population (2000): 197 Housing Units (2000): 133 Land area (2000): 0.479417 sq. miles (1.241684 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.479417 sq. miles (1.241684 sq. km) FIPS code: 32460 Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46 Location: 45.502870 N, 99.886049 W ZIP Codes (1990): 57452 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Java, SD Java

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