Java applets, which are less common than standalone Java applications, were commonly run in secure, sandboxed environments to provide many features of native applications through being embedded in HTML pages. Java is used in a wide variety of computing platforms from embedded devices and mobile phones to enterprise servers and supercomputers. Java is a set of computer software and specifications developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems, which was later acquired by the Oracle Corporation, that provides a system for developing application software and deploying it in a cross-platform computing environment. X64, ARMv8, and for old versions: ARMv7, IA-32, SPARC (up to Java 14) (Java 8 includes 32-bit support for Windows – while no longer supported freely by Oracle for commercial use) Įnglish, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish ĭual-license: GNU General Public License version 2 with classpath exception, and a proprietary license. Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, and for old versions: Solaris

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