Java

a programming language used to create interactive web pages. Programs written in Java are called applets - an abbreviation of the term "application" to denote that they are usually small in size. Java is unique because it does not allow a program written in Java to have direct access to a user's computer. This makes Java applications safer for distribution over the Internet than programs written in other traditional computer languages. Java is at the core of many web conferencing systems.


Related term: Applet