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language, architecture (JVM) A specification for software
which interprets
Java programs that have been compiled into
byte-codes, and usually stored in a ".class" file. The JVM
instruction length. Unlike some other instruction sets, the
including instructions for object
method invocation (similar
The JVM itself is written in
C and so can be
ported to run
of the platform.
There are also some hardware implementations of the JVM.
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(2000-01-03)