When somebody says "Java," they may mean quite different things:
- Java programming language: A high-level programming language that allows an intent (a program) to be expressed in a human-readable format that can be translated in the binary code executable by a computer
- Java compiler: A program that can read a text written in the Java programming language and translate it into a bytecode that can be interpreted by Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in the binary code executable by a computer
- Java Virtual Machine (JVM): A program that reads a compiled Java program and interprets it into the binary code that is executable by a computer
- Java Development Kit (JDK): The collection of programs (tools and utilities), including Java compiler, JVM, and supporting libraries, which allow the compilation and execution of a program written in the Java language...
