Here comes your second lesson in Web Speak 101.

Your second vocabulary word is:

• Java

In web speak, Java is an object oriented programming language that can run on a single computer or that can be distributed among several computers.

In real world speak?

Java is a language used to write computer programs that was created by Sun Microsystems, with development starting in 1991. The idea behind the language is that a program written with Java can run on any platform – in other words, on any computer with any type of operating system, on any computer device (cell phones, etc.), or on any type of server.

Aside from being easily translated across different types of hardware and operating systems, another feature of Java programming is that it uses small amounts of memory, with an automatic process for releasing memory when it’s no longer needed.

Java programs are referred to differently, depending on the platform on which they’re running:

• A Java program running on a web page is called an applet.
• A Java program running on a server is called a servlet.
• A Java program running on a computer alone is called an application.

Java should not be confused with JavaScript. Java is an entire programming language that creates applications that can function on their own. JavaScript is a function that must be used within HTML code, creating interactivity within a static web page. JavaScript, unlike Java, cannot function on its own.

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