JavaBean

English

Etymology

From Java +‎ bean, continuing the coffee association of the name, now often shortened to just bean.

Noun

JavaBean (plural JavaBeans)

1. (Java programming language) A reusable software component written in Java, allowing access to its properties using standardized getter and setter methods.

   Synonym: bean

   • 2006, Susan Sales Harkins, Bryan Chamberlain, Darren McGee, Mastering Dreamweaver MX Databases, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page 291:

     You then simply access the compiled JavaBean from all your JSP script pages.

   • 2009, Y. Daniel Liang, Introduction to Java Programming: Comprehensive Version, Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 1050:

     Every Java user interface class is a JavaBeans component.

Hyponyms

• managed bean

Translations

reusable software component — see also bean

• Esperanto: fabo

Further reading

• JavaBeans on Wikipedia.Wikipedia