Java

See also: java, Jáva, and javā

English

Etymology

Possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit यव-द्वीप (yava-dvīpa, “island of barley”). Used in reference to coffee grown on Java and nearby islands since at least 1850.

Pronunciation

• enPR: jäʹ-və, IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɑːvə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːvə

Proper noun

Java

1. An island of Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago.
2. (computer languages) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.
3. (computer languages, proscribed) JavaScript, when no distinction is made between it and Java.
   • 1996 October 6, "Timothy Litwiller" (username), HOW TO MAKE A JAVA ALERT POP UP ON LOAD, in comp.lang.javascript, Usenet
   • 1996 December 10, "Cédric Bouckaert" (username), onBlur event handler with input fields, in comp.lang.javascript, Usenet

     In the input tag I include the onBlur="myfunction()" which checks if the field is filled (displays an alert if necessary and resets the focus). If I leave the first field I get an java alert which says that field two should have a value and then a java alert which says that field one should have a value and then a java... get the picture ?

   • 1997 January 7, "Kenneth Roddy" (username), Java Alert Messages When Netscape Home Page Loads, in comp.infosystems.www.browsers.ms-windows, Usenet
   • 1997 February 18, "AG" (username), alert...is there a way of controling font size and style when java alert window opens, in comp.lang.javascript, Usenet

     I created an alert window using java script, but I found the fonts too small. Is there a way of controling font size and style when java alert window opens.

   • 2003 April 8, "mpaulopes" (username), Passing values to a Java popup windows, in macromedia.coldfusion.cfml_general_discussion, Usenet

Usage notes

• While referring to JavaScript as Java is technically incorrect, this usage occurs often enough to merit verifying which is meant in cases where it's not clear.

Hyponyms

• (computing): Java EE, Java ME, Java SE

Derived terms

• Javanese
• (computing): Java-centric, JavaFX, JavaHL, Javassist, JavaOne, JavaScript, pure-Java

Related terms

• Java cat (the musang)
• Java sparrow (a species of finch, Padda oryzivora, native to Java, but commonly kept as a cage bird)

Translations

island of Indonesia

• Armenian: Ճավա (Čava)
• Burmese: ယဝဒီပ (ya.wa.dipa.)
• Catalan: Java
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 爪哇(島)／爪哇(岛) (zh), 爪哇(岛) (zh) (Zhǎowā (dǎo) or Zhuǎwā (dǎo))

• Czech: Jáva (cs) f
• Danish: Java
• Dutch: Java (nl) n
• Finnish: Jaava (fi)
• French: Java (fr) f
• Galician: Xava (gl) f
• Georgian: იავა (iava)
• German: Java (de)
• Hebrew: ג'אווה
• Hindi: जावा (hi) m (jāvā), यवद्वीप (hi) m (yavadvīp)
• Hungarian: Jáva (hu)
• Indonesian: Jawa (id), pulau Jawa (island)
• Interlingua: Java
• Irish: Iáva f
• Italian: Giava
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ジャワ (Jawa), ジャワ島 (Jawa-tō)
• Javanese: Jawa, pulo Jawa (Java Island)
• Khmer: ជ្វា (km) (cvie)
• Kurdish:
• Persian: جاوه (fa) (jâve)
• Polish: Jawa (pl) f
• Portuguese: Java (pt) f
• Russian: Я́ва (ru) f (Jáva)
• Sanskrit: यव (sa) m (yava), यवद्वीप (sa) m (yavadvīpa), यव द्वीप (yava dvīpa)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Јава f

  Roman: Java (sh) f

• Spanish: Java (es)
• Tagalog: Haba
• Thai: ชวา (th) (chá-waa)
• Turkish: Java (tr)
• Urdu: جاوا (jāvā)
• Volapük: Yafeän (vo)

programming language

• Arabic: جَافَا f (jāfā), جَافَا f (javā), Java f
• Belarusian: Джава f (Džava), Ява f (Java), Java f (Džáva, Jáva)
• Bulgarian: Джава f (Džava), Ява f (Java), Java f (Džáva, Jáva)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 爪哇 (zh) (Zhǎowā or Zhuǎwā), Java (zh)

• Czech: Java (cs) f
• Danish: java n, Java n
• Dutch: Java (nl) n
• Finnish: Java (fi)
• French: Java (fr) m
• Georgian: ჯავა (ǯava)
• German: Java (de) n
• Hebrew: ג'אווה
• Hindi: जावा (hi) (jāvā)
• Hungarian: Java (hu)
• Italian: Java (it) m
• Japanese: ジャワ (Jawa), ジャバ (Jaba), ジャヴァ (Java)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 자바 (Jaba)
• Kurdish:
• Macedonian: Џава f (Džava), Јава f (Java), Java f (Džáva, Jáva)
• Marathi: जावा f (jāvā)|tr=jāvā
• Persian: جاوا (fa) (jâvâ)
• Polish: Java (pl)
• Portuguese: Java (pt) m
• Russian: Джава f (Džava), Я́ва (ru) f (Jáva) (colloquial), Жаба, жа́ба (ru) f (Žaba, žába) ("toad", slang)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Џава f, Јава f

  Roman: Džáva f, Java (sh) f

• Swedish: Java (sv)
• Thai: จาวา (jaa-wâa)
• Turkish: Java (tr)
• Ukrainian: Джава f (Džava), Ява (Java), Java f (Džáva, Jáva)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} caffe
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Noun

Java (plural Javas)

a female Java

1. A chicken of the Java breed which was developed in the United States.

References

• Java (programming language) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Catalan

Proper noun

Java f

1. Java (island)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaːvɑ/

Proper noun

1. Java (Island)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.va/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Java f

1. Java (Island)

   L'île de Java. - Java island.

Proper noun

Java m

1. Java (programming language)

Derived terms

• javanais
• Javanais

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German

Proper noun

Java n (proper noun, strong, genitive Javas)

1. Java (island)

Related terms

• Javaner
• Javanerin
• Javanisch
• javanisch

Proper noun

Java n (genitive Javas)

1. Java (programming language)

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Polish

Pronunciation

• Template:pl-IPA-auto

Proper noun

Java f

1. Java (programming language)

Declension

Declension of Java

	singular
nominative	Java
genitive	Javy
dative	Javie
accusative	Javę
instrumental	Javą
locative	Javie
vocative	Javo

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Java f

1. Java (an island of Indonesia)

Related terms

• javanês, jau

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Java.

Proper noun

Java m

1. (computing) Java (programming language)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Java f

1. Java (an island of Indonesia)

Proper noun

Java m

1. Java (programming language)

Derived terms

• javanés

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Swedish

Proper noun

Java n

1. Java (an island in Indonesia)

See also

• java

Anagrams

• vaja