ALSO CALLED: Java Virtual Machine (Software) and JVM DEFINITION: A Java virtual machine (JVM), an implementation of the Java Virtual Machine Specification, interprets compiledJava binary code (called bytecode) for a computer's processor (or "hardware platform") so that it can perform a Java program's instructions.
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JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE DEFINITION (continued): … Java was designed to allow application programs to be built that could be run on any platform without having to be rewritten or recompiled by the programmer for each separate platform. A Java virtual machine makes this possible because it is aware of the specific instruction lengths and other particularities of the platform.
The Java Virtual Machine Specification defines an abstract -- rather than a real -- machine or processor. The Specification specifies an instruction set, a set … Java Virtual Machine definition sponsored by SearchSOA.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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