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JVM

The program that runs Java bytecode on your computer.

The Java Virtual Machine loads class files, verifies their bytecode, and executes it, interpreting at first and compiling frequently run code to machine code as the program runs.

Examples

  • java -version names the JVM that runs your bytecode, for example an OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM.

See also

bytecode JDK
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