Java
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa), possibly from Sanskrit यव-द्वीप (yava-dvīpa, “island of barley”), used in reference to coffee grown on Java and nearby islands since at least 1850. The programming language (initially called Oak) is a reference to java, the blend of coffee from the island.
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Java
- An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia.
- (computer languages) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.
- (computer languages, proscribed) JavaScript, when no distinction is made between it and Java.
- 1996 October 6, Timothy Litwiller, “HOW TO MAKE A JAVA ALERT POP UP ON LOAD”, in comp.lang.javascript (Usenet):
- 1996 December 10, Cédric Bouckaert, “onBlur event handler with input fields”, in comp.lang.javascript (Usenet):
- In the input tag I include the onBlur="myfunction()" which checks if the field is filled (displays an alert if necessary and resets the focus). If I leave the first field I get an java alert which says that field two should have a value and then a java alert which says that field one should have a value and then a java... get the picture ?
- 1997 January 7, Kenneth Roddy, “Java Alert Messages When Netscape Home Page Loads”, in comp.infosystems.www.browsers.ms-windows (Usenet):
- 1997 February 18, AG, “alert...is there a way of controling font size and style when java alert window opens”, in comp.lang.javascript (Usenet):
- I created an alert window using java script, but I found the fonts too small. Is there a way of controling font size and style when java alert window opens.
- 2003 April 8, mpaulopes, “Passing values to a Java popup windows”, in macromedia.coldfusion.cfml_general_discussion (Usenet):
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- While referring to JavaScript as Java is technically incorrect, this usage occurs often enough to merit verifying which is meant in cases where it's not clear.
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- Javanese
- (computing): JavaFX, JavaScript
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- Java cat (the musang)
- Java sparrow (a species of finch, Padda oryzivora, native to Java, but commonly kept as a cage bird)
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Java (plural Javas)
- A chicken of the Java breed which was developed in the United States.
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- Java (programming language) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Java on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Java f
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The neighbourhood is named after the Indonesian island.
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Java n
- Java (island of Indonesia)
- A neighbourhood of Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.
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Java f
- Java (Island)
- L’île de Java. ― Java island.
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Java m
- Java (programming language)
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Java n (proper noun, genitive Javas or (optionally with an article) Java)
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Java n (proper noun, strong, genitive Javas)
- Java (programming language)
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Unadapted borrowing from English Java, from Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa), possibly from Sanskrit यव-द्वीप (yava-dvīpa).
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Java f
- Java (programming language)
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Java f
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Unadapted borrowing from English Java.
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Java m
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Java f
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- → Tagalog: Haba
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Java m
- Java (programming language)
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Java n (genitive Javas)