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A Java keyword used to declare a loop that will iterate a block of statements. The loop's exit condition can be specified with the while keyword.

A block of code that reacts to a specific type of exception. If the exception is for an error that the program can recover from, the program can resume executing after the exception handler has executed.

A Java keyword used to execute a block of statements in the case that the test condition with the if keyword evaluates to false.

A Java keyword used to define a variable of type double.

The localization of knowledge within a module. Because objects encapsulate data and implementation, the user of an object can view the object as a black box that provides services. Instance variables and methods can be added, deleted, or changed, but as long as the services provided by the object remain the same, code that uses the object can continue to use it without being rewritten. See also instance variable, instance method.

The availability of Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition technology under a restrictive license agreement that allows a licensee to leverage certain Java technologies to create and deploy a closed-box application that exposes no APIs.

An application that runs from within an HTML file. See also applet.

The parameters specified in the definition of a particular method. See also actual parameter list.

A data member of a class. Unless specified otherwise, a field is not static.

This is a reserved Java keyword. However, it is not used by current versions of the Java programming language.

A Java keyword. You define an entity once and cannot change it or derive from it later. More specifically: a final class cannot be subclassed, a final method cannot be overridden and a final variable cannot change from its initialized value.

A Java keyword used to define a floating point number variable.

A class, interface, or method that declares one or more type variables. These type variables are known as type parameters. A generic declaration defines a set of parameterized types, one for each possible invocation of the type parameter section. At runtime, all of these parameterized types share the same class, interface, or method.

An application made up of distinct components running in separate runtime environments, usually on different platforms connected through a network. Typical distributed applications are two-tier (client/server), three-tier (client/middleware/server), and n-tier (client/multiple middleware/multiple servers).

An ISO 7816-4 compliant application environment focused on smart cards.

Document Type Definition. A description of the structure and properties of a class of XML files.

In the Java programming language specification, describes a floating point number that holds 64 bits of data. See also single precision.

An event during program execution that prevents the program from continuing normally; generally, an error. The Java programming language supports exceptions with the try, catch, and throw keywords. See also exception handler.

Java APIs for Integrated Networks (JAIN)

A type whose legal values consist of a fixed set of constants.