Java

Object-oriented programming language

Java is a large Indonesian island, one of the most densely populated places on Earth and home to the capital Jakarta.

Java is also a widely used programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the 1990s, designed for portability across platforms: The app is written in Java.

Both the coffee and the programming language take their names from the island. (Lowercase java is slang for coffee.)

island

Indonesia

Southeast Asian archipelago nation

tropical · gamelan · batik · rice terraces · rice paddies · densely populated · sultanate · Bali · Sumatra · arabica

programming

JVM

Java bytecode executor

  • JDKJava development software bundle
  • bytecodeCompiled platform-neutral instructions
  • syntaxRules for arranging words

object-oriented · inheritance · encapsulation · polymorphism · garbage collection · multithreading · servlet · applet · Maven · JavaScript

Categories
Opposites
programming language paradigm

JavaHaskell

Pure functional programming language

machine code · shell script · Python · Ruby · JavaScript

beverage type (java as coffee slang)

Javadecaf

Stimulant-free coffee

sleepytime tea · chamomile tea · herbal tea · water · chamomile

geography (Java the Indonesian island)

JavaAntarctica

Southernmost continental landmass

Greenland · Siberia · Iceland · Arctic · Sahara Desert

Family

Javanese

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G