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Last Updated: December 13, 2007 3:35 PM

Java is an object-oriented, platform-independent, open-source programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. Java applets are programs written in Java that are embedded in other applications, typically a Web page. Java servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSPs) are server-side components written in Java that handle requests from Web clients.

For more information, see the Java home page.