2006-06-20 05:50:27 · 7 answers · asked by ONE 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I mean that SOFTWARE!
2006-06-20 05:58:19 · update #1
Java is an object-oriented programming language developed initially by James Gosling and colleagues at Sun Microsystems. The language, initially called Oak (named after the oak trees outside Gosling's office), was intended to replace C++, although the feature set better resembles that of Objective C. Java should not be confused with JavaScript, which shares only the name and a similar C-like syntax. Sun Microsystems currently maintains and updates Java regularly.
There are a lot of games programmed in JAVA. They are usually in the form of applets. You would need a JAVA runtime program to actually run JAVA applets on your browser. Its just an object oriented programming language like C and C++...but they have built in libraries that make it a lot easier on the Developers.
My favorite references to know everything about JAVA is at http://java.sun.com It even has free samples and free downloads to help JAVA run on your system.
2006-06-20 05:56:39 · answer #1 · answered by Sean I.T ? 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Since this is in the Computer section: it's either A) A computer langauge that programs are written in or B) A computer applet created from Java bytecode, or simply the instructions the applet responds to.
It's also slang for coffee, a French band, a board game, a brand of cachaça, type of dance, a song by Allen Toussaint, an island, a type of coffee, or a city in Georgia, New York, South Dakota and Virginia.
2006-06-20 13:01:50 · answer #2 · answered by J gab 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Java refers to a number of computer software products and specifications from Sun Microsystems (the Java⢠technology) that together provide a system for developing and deploying cross-platform applications. Java is used in a wide variety of computing platforms spanning from embedded devices and cell phones on the low end to enterprise servers and super computers on the high end. Java is fairly ubiquitous in cell phones, Web servers and enterprise applications, and somewhat less common in desktop applications, though some users may have come across Java applets when browsing the web.....
2006-06-20 12:56:21 · answer #3 · answered by agent-X 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term Java can refer to:
In geography:
Java (island), Indonesia, the most populous island in the world
Javanese language, a language widely spoken on the island of Java
Java coffee, a variety of coffee plant which originated on the island of Java, or a slang word for coffee
Java Trench, a subduction zone trench off of the island of Java
Java, Georgia, a town in the Republic of Georgia
Java, New York, USA
Java, South Dakota, USA; the zip code is 57452
Java, Virginia, a village in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA; the zip code is 24565
In computer science:
Java (Sun), a technology developed by Sun Microsystems for machine-independent software, which encompasses:
Java programming language, an object-oriented high-level programming language
Java Virtual Machine, the virtual machine that runs Java byte code. This is also referred to as the portion of Java that runs on your PC or the Java run-time environment (JRE)
Java Platform, the Java virtual machine plus API specifications
Java Platform, Standard Edition, targets desktop environment
Java Platform, Enterprise Edition, targets server environment
Java Platform, Micro Edition, targets embedded consumer products
Java applet, allows software to run in web browers, and is accessible on most PCs
JavaScript, a scripting language syntactically similar to, but semantically different from, the Java programming language
Java may also mean:
Java (band), a French band
Java (board game), a board game set on the island of Java
Java (cachaça), a brand of cachaça
Java (dance), a Parisian Bal-musette dance
Java Man, one of the first specimens of Homo Erectus to be discovered
"Java" (song), a song by Allen Toussaint. Al Hirt also recorded a popular version, which was later used on The Muppet Show
HMS Java, three ships of the British Royal Navy
Java class cruiser, a class of Dutch World War Two vintage cruisers
2006-06-20 12:58:00 · answer #4 · answered by cheeseney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Java is a programming lagauages that programmes (such as myself) use to make cunning applications and also games that run on everything from web browsers to cell phones. i use java all the time to get the most out of the internet.
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java is also a island in the south pacific
2006-06-20 12:57:10 · answer #5 · answered by Adventist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a slang term for coffee.
2006-06-20 12:54:06 · answer #6 · answered by asterisk_dot_asterisk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jamacian Avarian Vaginal Allergy...It's very, very dangerous... Please don't tell me you have JAVA too?????? I'm so sorry...
2006-06-20 12:52:32 · answer #7 · answered by Billy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋