Java virtual machine (JVM)
Definition
Java operating program that sits on top of a computer's operating system and runs Java applets and other Java programs. Called virtual machine because the environment it creates for executing the Java code behaves like a computer separate from the one it is running on, and can be installed or removed without interfering with the computer's operating system.
Java virtual machine (JVM) is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security and Information Science & Technology subjects.
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