Refers to the entire Java development and execution environment from Sun. Java programs are executed by a runtime engine (the Java Virtual Machine) that resides in the target computer. Since Java contains its own operating environment, it has been dubbed a "platform" in contrast to other programming languages that, once compiled, run by themselves. See Java, Java 2, Java Virtual Machine and Java Runtime Environment.
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