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J2EE

The Java 2 Enterprise Edition from Sun Microsystems. A powerful platform for the development of server side Java applications.

Jakarta Struts

A J2EE based framework for the development of Java Based Web applications. For more information, see Jakarta Struts

Jargon

Like all other specialised subjects, the Internet has its own jargon; a somewhat cryptic language describing technical details. Some jargon is explained in this glossary.

Java

Developed by Sun Microsystems, Java is a Web programming language supporting online multimedia effects, such as simple cartoon-like animation, background music and continuously updated information in Web pages.

Also see Applet HotJava

Java applet

A Java executable (application or program) that can be embedded in a Web document or run independently in a Java runtime environment.

Java class files

The file or set of files that comprise a Java applet and contain the actual programming instructions that run the applet.

Java runtime enviroment

An application, usually a Web browser or operating system extension, that can interpret and run Java applets.

JavaScript

A scripting language developed by Netscape that is used to script Web pages. Netscape 2 and later and Internet Explorer 4 and later support JavaScript-enabled Web pages.

JPEG

(Joint Photographic Experts Group) a standard of image compression developed especially for use on the Internet. Most photographic images can be highly compressed using this method, without greatly diminishing image quality.

.jpg or .jpeg

Filename extensions given to JPEG graphics files.