from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Internet Foundation Classes
IFC
<language, library, programming, standard> (IFC) A {library}
of {classes} used in the creation of {Java} {applets} with
{GUIs}.
Created by {Netscape}, the Internet Foundation Classes provide
GUI elements, as well as classes for {Applications Services},
{Security}, {Messaging}, and {Distributed Objects}.
The IFC code, which is exclusively Java, is layered on top of
the Java {Abstract Windowing Toolkit} (AWT), thus preserving
{platform independence}.
The AWT and IFC collectively form the {Java Foundation
Classes}, which provide a standardised framework for
developing powerful Java applications.
IFC download (http://wp.netscape.com/eng/ifc/download.html).
(2003-08-17)