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JAVA
Java
(noun) a platform-independent object-oriented programming language
coffee, java
(noun) a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; “he ordered a cup of coffee”
Java
(noun) an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world’s most densely populated regions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Java
An island of Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago.
(computer language) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.
(computer language, proscribed) JavaScript, when no distinction is made between it and Java.
Usage notes
• While referring to JavaScript as Java is technically incorrect, this usage occurs often enough to merit verifying which is meant in cases where it's not clear.
Hyponyms
• (computing): Java EE, Java ME, Java SE
Noun
Java (plural Javas)
A chicken of the Java breed which was developed in the United States.
Etymology
Noun
java (countable and uncountable, plural javas)
A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.
(US, colloquial) Coffee in general.
A dance popular in France in the early 20th century.
Source: Wiktionary
Ja"va, n.
1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands.
2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java. Java cat (Zoöl.), the musang.
– Java sparrow (Zoöl.), a species of finch (Padda oryzivora), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also ricebird, and paddy bird. In the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also kept as a cage bird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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