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DEFINITION - A Java Development Kit (JDK) is a program development environment for writing Java applets and applications. It consists of a runtime environment that "sits on top" of the operating system layer as well as the tools and programming that developers need to compile, debug, and run applets and applications written in the Java language.

CONTRIBUTORS: Bob Metcalfe
LAST UPDATED: 27 Jun 2005

Read more about Java Development Kit:
- Monica Pawlan's article about upgrading your JDK is entitled, "JDK 1.1 and Beyond: Making the Transition".


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