J2SE

Java Naming and Directory Interface.

Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

Describes a program that is designed to have parts of its code execute concurrently. See also thread.

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

Object Transaction Service. A definition of the interfaces that permit CORBA objects to participate in transactions.

Object Request Broker. A library than enables CORBA objects to locate and communicate with one another.

The numbering system using 8 as its base, using the numerals 0-7 as its digits. In programs written in the Java programming language, octal numbers must be preceded with 0. See also hexadecimal.

A Java keyword used to create an instance of a class.

A data item known within a block, but inaccessible to code outside the block. For example, any variable defined within a method is a local variable and can't be used outside the method.

A module that builds an executable, complete program from component machine code modules. The Java linker creates a runnable program from compiled classes. See also compiler, interpreter, runtime system.

Java Native Interface.

A compiler that converts all of the bytecode into native machine code just as a Java program is run. This results in run-time speed improvements over code that is interpreted by a Java virtual machine.

Java sets aside words as keywords - these words are reserved by the language itself and therefore are not available as names for variables or methods.

A set of Java APIs that may be incorporated an optional package for any Java 2 Platform Edition. The Jini APIs enable transparent networking of devices and services and eliminates the need for system or network administration intervention by a user. The Jini technology is currently an optional package available on all Java platform editions.

A technology that provides distributed persistence and data exchange mechanisms for code in Java.

Java Development Kit. A software development environment for writing applets and application in Java .

Also, a string, passed as part of an HTTP request during basic authentication, that defines a protection space. The protected resources on a server can be partitioned into a set of protection spaces, each with its own authentication scheme and/or authorization database.

A tool for tracking and managing source file changes, written in Java.

► Personal Profile- for non-PC products that need to display Web-compatible Java-based content

► Java Card - for secure smart cards and other severely memory-constrained devices.

Characteristics of an object that users can set, such as the color of a window.