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[Acronym] for [Java] VirtualMachine.
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-DavidHallett says: Simply put
, a
[JVM
] is a computer implemented
in software that is used to interpret and execute byte code that exists within a pre-compiled
[Java] class file
. Multiple versions and types of [JVM]s have been released by numerous vendors including [IBM] and [Sun].
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-Some people have implemented byte code compilers for non-[Java] languages, thus allowing execution of the resultant byte code inside a [JVM
].
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+A VirtualMachine running [Java] ByteCode. Despite the name
, [Java
] ByteCode can be produced from SourceCode
in [Programminglanguage]s other than
[Java] by some [Compiler]s
. Multiple versions and types of [JVM]s have been released by numerous vendors including [IBM] and [Sun].
