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JVM
An abstract computing machine that enables a computer to run a Java program. There are three notions of the JVM: specification, implementation, and instance. JVM mimics a real Java processor, enabling Java bytecode to be executed as actions or operating system calls on any processor regardless of the operating system.
| First released | 1994 |
| Developed by | Sun Microsystems |
| Open-source | Not defined |
Interesting facts
JVM language is any language with functionality that can be expressed in terms of a valid class file which can be hosted by the Java Virtual Machine.