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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Java \Ja"va\ (j[aum]"v[.a]), n.
1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to
the Netherlands.
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2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java.
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3. (Computers) [all capitals] an object-oriented computer
programming language, derived largely from {C++}, used
widely for design and display of web pages on the
world-wide web. It is an interpreted language, and has
been suggested as a platform-independent code to allow
execution of the same progam under multiple operating
systems without recompiling. The language is still (1997)
under active development, and is evolving.
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{Java cat} (Zool.), the musang.
{Java sparrow} (Zool.), 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.
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