Java platform

The Java platform is the name for a computing environment, or platform, from Sun Microsystems which can run applications developed using the Java programming language and set of development tools. In this case, the platform is not a specific hardware or operating system, but rather an execution engine called a virtual machine, and a set of standard libraries which provide common functionality.

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Platform - Sun Microsystems - Java programming language - Virtual machine

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The platform is properly called the Java 2 Platform although the "2" is to be dropped http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/javaone2005/naming.html, and includes a Standard Edition or J2SE (soon to be Java SE), an Enterprise Edition or J2EE (soon to be Java EE), and a Micro Edition or J2ME (soon to be Java ME). The current version of the Java 2 platform is alternatively specified as version 1.5 or version 5 (both refer to the same version). A good overview of the myriad of technologies that makes up the Java 2 Platform can be found on the JDK Documentation Page.

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J2SE - Enterprise - J2EE - J2ME

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