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Definition of 'Java'

noun

An island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions

noun

A beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee" [syn: coffee, java]

noun

A platform-independent object-oriented programming language

From: GCIDE

higher programming language \higher programming language\ n. (Computers) A computer programming language with an instruction set allowing one instruction to code for several assembly language instructions.
Note: The aggregation of several assembly-language instructions into one instruction allows much greater efficiency in writing computer programs. Most programs are now written in some higher programming language, such as BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, C, C++, PROLOG, or JAVA. [PJC]

From: GCIDE

Java \Ja"va\ (j[aum]"v[.a]), n.
1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands. [1913 Webster]
2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java. [1913 Webster]
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. [GG + PJC]
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. [1913 Webster]

Name :

Java, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota

Population (2000) :

197

Housing Units (2000) :

133

Land area (2000) :

0.479417 sq. miles (1.241684 sq. km)

Water area (2000) :

0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)

Total area (2000) :

0.479417 sq. miles (1.241684 sq. km)

FIPS code :

32460

Located within :

South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46

Location :

45.502870 N, 99.886049 W

ZIP Codes (1990) :

57452

Note :

some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.