Java is a computer programming language. It is used especially in creating websites.
[trademark]
Java in British English1
(ˈdʒɑːvə)
noun
an island of Indonesia, south of Borneo, from which it is separated by the Java Sea: politically the most important island of Indonesia; it consists chiefly of active volcanic mountains and is densely forested. It came under Dutch control in 1596 and became part of Indonesia in 1949. It is one of the most denselypopulated areas in the world. Capital: Jakarta. Pop (with Madura): 121 352 608 (2000 est). Area: 132 174 sq km (51 032 sq miles)
Former spelling: Djawa
Java in British English2
(ˈdʒɑːvə)
noun
trademark
a programming language especially applicable to the internet
Word origin
C20: named after Java coffee, said to be consumed in large quantities by the language's creators
Java in American English1
(ˈdʒɑvə; ˈdʒævə)
noun
1.
any of a breed of domestic chicken developed in the U.S. from Asian stock, having black or mottled black plumage
2. US
a kind of coffee grown on Java and nearby islands
3. US; [oftenj-]; Slang
any coffee
Java in American English2
(ˈdʒɑvə; ˈdʒævə)
large island of Indonesia, southeast of Sumatra: 49,995 sq mi (129,487 sq km); pop. (with Madura) 107,581,000
Word lists with
Java
inhabitant, programming language, Seas
All related terms of 'Java'
Java jolt
the alert state of mind obtained after a drink of strong coffee
Java man
a type of primitive human, Homo erectus (formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus ), that lived in the middle Palaeolithic Age in Java
Java Sea
an inland sea north of the island of Java , and south of Borneo , Indonesia
Java sparrow
a small grey-and-pink finchlike Indonesian weaverbird , Padda oryzivora: a popular cage bird
Trinil man
a type of primitive human, Homo erectus (formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus ), that lived in the middle Palaeolithic Age in Java