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Definition: Java from Dictionary of Information Science and Technology

an object-oriented applications programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s. Java applications are typically compiled to bytecode, although compilation to native machine code is also possible. The language itself derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities. Several libraries relevant to visualization are included within Java. It is used to create programs that will run on mobile phones and PDAs, as well as Macintosh, Windows, and Unix desktop computers. (de la Torre Díez, 2009; Houser & Thornton, 2009)


Java

From Encyclopedia of New Media: An Essential Reference Guide to Communication and Technology
Java is an object-oriented, cross-platform programming language that is used to create stand-alone applications, mostly used by Web sites, that have the capacity to run animations and promote interactivity. Unlike other object-oriented languages, Java code can run across varying equipment designs, and unlike C++, it is multithreaded, able to execute multiple processes simultaneously. Java is considered to be the first programming language that is independent from both the operating system and the microprocessor. Most computer languages translate their programs into binary code, zeros and ones, using a complier; the resulting program can be run only by a specific operating system. Java’s executable code does not require constant contact with a server to execute its script, and does not need to be translated by separate compilers. Java programs do not need to be rewritten when operating systems are updated or new hardware is installed, because their actions are contained within their…
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Full text Article Java

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After an embedded Java program (called an applet)...
Java is a popular computer language similar in structure to C++. Although Java is a general-purpose programming language, it is most often used for creating client-server applications to run on the Internet. A special type of Java program called an applet can be linked into webpages and run on the…
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Full text Article programming language

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syntax, grammar, and symbols or words used to give instructions to a computer . All computers operate by following machine language programs, a long sequence of instructions called machine code that is addressed to the hardware of the computer and is written in binary notation (see numeration ), …
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Full text Article programming languages

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The evolution of a few major programming...
There are many ways to represent instructions to be carried out by a computer. With early machines such as Univac, programs consisted of a series of detailed machine instructions. The exact movement of data between the processor's internal storage (registers) and internal memory had to be specified, …
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Full text Article Scala (programming language)

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Scala is a programming language developed in the early 2000s by Java developer Martin Odersky in Switzerland. It runs on the Java virtual machine and is fully compatible with Java. Scala supports both object-oriented and functional programming. The language focuses on the structuring of software…
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Full text Article Clojure (programming language)

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Clojure is a modern implementation of Lisp (see Lisp) , a language that because of its expressive power has long been a mainstay in many AI applications. This means that Clojure structures programs as lists of expressions built up from functions (see functional programming ). There is no distinction…
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Full text Article PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES (C7)

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Other related material can be found in Section A4 Systems design and life cycle and Section B12 Systems software. Programming languages are the means of generating the software that makes the computer work. A computer operates by executing a program , that is, following a sequence of instructions. …
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Full text Article Kotlin (programming language)

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Kotlin is a general-purpose programming language that is particularly popular for developing Android applications. (In 2019, Google officially endorsed it as the preferred language for that purpose). Kotlin was developed by JetBrains, a Czech firm that focuses on tools for software developers and…
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Full text Article Educational programming languages

From BCS Glossary of Computing and ICT
including: Scratch, Kodu®, Greenfoot, Alice, RoboMind®, Flowol, Python®, Visual Basic ® (VB. net), Visual Basic ® for Applications (VBA) are provided through simple integrated development environments (see page 40) that allow a user to enter a program, run it, observe the results and refine the code…
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Full text Article Swift (programming language)

From Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology
Swift is a new programming language originally developed by Apple for its various operating systems including macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS, as well as Linux. The language and its libraries are open source and developed with considerable input from the developer community, including the formulation…
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Full text Article computer language

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System of words and rules used to program a computer. Most computers use internal machine code based on the binary system , but this is time consuming for a human to program. Instead, a synthetic language with a very precise structure can be used to instruct a computer. Another program, such as a…
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