java

ja·va /ˈdʒɑːvə $ ˈdʒævə, ˈdʒɑː-/ noun [uncountableU] American EnglishAmE informal

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java• a cup of java• The possibilities for other Oprah tie-ins that could be sold alongside cups of java are limitless.• We can tell them to wake up and smell the java.

Related topics: Computers

Ja·va /ˈdʒɑːvə/ noun [uncountableU] trademark

a computer language, used especially to write programs for the Internet Java 语言〔一种尤用以编写因特网程序的计算机语言〕

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Java• When you surf to a new Web page, you have no idea ahead of time whether it contains a Java program.• Dimension X is an archetypal Java start-up.• Another is that software companies are just beginning to release helper software designed to make Java programs easier to write.• Netscape was an early champion of Java.• It would also run on the Java programming language.

From Longman Business Dictionary

JavaJa·va /ˈdʒɑːvə/ noun [uncountableU] trademark

COMPUTING a computer language used mainly to write small programs called APPLETs for the Internet

You will need a Java-compatible internet browser.

Origin java

(1800-1900) → JAVA, where coffee is produced

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