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Java Runtime Environment

software
Also known as: JRE, JVM, Java virtual machine

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Java

  • In Java

    …interpreted by software called the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), or the Java virtual machine. The JRE acts as a virtual computer that interprets Bytecode and translates it for the host computer. Because of this, Java code can be written the same way for many platforms (“write once, run anywhere”), which…

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Sun Microsystems, Inc.

  • The Sun-1 workstation computer, c. 1983.
    In Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Java

    … through the use of a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). JVMs were shipped with UNIX, Windows, Macintosh, and other systems as well as with Internet browsers such as Netscape’s Navigator and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Such versatility made Java a popular language to use when writing applications for the World Wide Web…

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