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Translation glossary: Java terms

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defaultA Java keyword optionally used after all case conditions in a switch statement. If all case conditions are not matched by the value of the switch vari 
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definitionA declaration that reserves storage (for data) or provides implementation (for methods). See also declaration. 
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delegationAn act whereby one principal authorizes another principal to use its identity or privileges with some restrictions. 
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deprecationRefers to a class, interface, constructor, method or field that is no longer recommended, and may cease to exist in a future version. 
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derived fromClass X is \"derived from\" class Y if class X extends class Y. See also subclass, superclass. 
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distributedRunning in more than one address space. 
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distributed applicationAn application made up of distinct components running in separate runtime environments, usually on different platforms connected through a network. Ty 
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doA Java keyword used to declare a loop that will iterate a block of statements. The loop\'s exit condition can be specified with the while keyword. 
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DOMDocument Object Model. A tree of objects with interfaces for traversing the tree and writing an XML version of it, as defined by the W3C specification 
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doubleA Java keyword used to define a variable of type double. 
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double precisionIn the Java programming language specification, describes a floating point number that holds 64 bits of data. See also single precision. 
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DTDDocument Type Definition. A description of the structure and properties of a class of XML files. 
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elseA Java keyword used to execute a block of statements in the case that the test condition with the if keyword evaluates to false. 
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EmbeddedJava TechnologyThe availability of Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition technology under a restrictive license agreement that allows a licensee to leverage certain Java te 
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encapsulationThe localization of knowledge within a module. Because objects encapsulate data and implementation, the user of an object can view the object as a bla 
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enumA Java keyword used to declare an enumerated type. 
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enumerated typeA type whose legal values consist of a fixed set of constants. 
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exceptionAn event during program execution that prevents the program from continuing normally; generally, an error. The Java programming language supports exce 
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exception handlerA block of code that reacts to a specific type of exception. If the exception is for an error that the program can recover from, the program can resum 
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executable contentAn application that runs from within an HTML file. See also applet. 
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extendsClass X extends class Y to add functionality, either by adding fields or methods to class Y, or by overriding methods of class Y. An interface extends 
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fieldA data member of a class. Unless specified otherwise, a field is not static. 
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finalA Java keyword. You define an entity once and cannot change it or derive from it later. More specifically: a final class cannot be subclassed, a final 
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finallyA Java keyword that executes a block of statements regardless of whether a Java Exception, or run time error, occurred in a block defined previously b 
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floatA Java keyword used to define a floating point number variable. 
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forA Java keyword used to declare a loop that reiterates statements. The programmer can specify the statements to be executed, exit conditions, and initi 
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formal parameter listThe parameters specified in the definition of a particular method. See also actual parameter list. 
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FTPFile Transfer Protocol. FTP, which is based on TCP/IP, enables the fetching and storing of files between hosts on the Internet. See also TCP/IP. 
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garbage collectionThe automatic detection and freeing of memory that is no longer in use. The Java runtime system performs garbage collection so that programmers never 
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genericA class, interface, or method that declares one or more type variables. These type variables are known as type parameters. A generic declaration defin 
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gotoThis is a reserved Java keyword. However, it is not used by current versions of the Java programming language. 
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groupA collection of principals within a given security policy domain. 
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GUIGraphical User Interface. Refers to the techniques involved in using graphics, along with a keyboard and a mouse, to provide an easy-to-use interface 
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hexadecimalThe numbering system that uses 16 as its base. The marks 0-9 and a-f (or equivalently A-F) represent the digits 0 through 15. In programs written in t 
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hierarchyA classification of relationships in which each item except the top one (known as the root) is a specialized form of the item above it. Each item can 
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HTMLHyperText Markup Language. This is a file format, based on SGML, for hypertext documents on the Internet. It is very simple and allows for the embeddi 
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HTTPHyperText Transfer Protocol. The Internet protocol, based on TCP/IP, used to fetch hypertext objects from remote hosts. See also TCP/IP. 
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HTTPSHyperText Transfer Protocol layered over the SSL protocol. 
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identifierThe name of an item in a program written in the Java programming language. 
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IDLInterface Definition Language. APIs written in the Java programming language that provide standards-based interoperability and connectivity with CORBA 
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ifA Java keyword used to conduct a conditional test and execute a block of statements if the test evaluates to true. 
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IIOPInternet Inter-ORB Protocol. A protocol used for communication between CORBA object request brokers. 
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impersonationAn act whereby one entity assumes the identity and privileges of another entity without restrictions and without any indication visible to the recipie 
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implementsA Java keyword included in the class declaration to specify any interfaces that are implemented by the current class. 
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importA Java keyword used at the beginning of a source file that can specify classes or entire packages to be referred to later without including their pack 
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inheritanceThe concept of classes automatically containing the variables and methods defined in their supertypes. See also superclass, subclass. 
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instanceAn object of a particular class. In programs written in the Java programming language, an instance of a class is created using the new operator follow 
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instance methodAny method that is invoked with respect to an instance of a class. Also called simply a method. See also class method. 
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instance variableAny item of data that is associated with a particular object. Each instance of a class has its own copy of the instance variables defined in the class 
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instanceofA two-argument Java keyword that tests whether the runtime type of its first argument is assignment compatible with its second argument. 
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