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document.writeln('<DIV> 	<dd>A programming language developed by Sun Microsystems that is widely used   for <a href="../i/default.asp?name=internet"> Internet</a> applications. Java&#039;s main advantage is its cross-platform   compatibility (a program is written once and then can be run on almost any operating system and processor type). Small Java programs, called   "applets", can be embedded into <a href="../w/default.asp?name=web_page">Web pages</a> to provide extended   functionality, such as animations, calculators or <a href="../o/default.asp?name=online"> online</a> games.</dd> 	<dd>Java is an interpreting language. The source code of a Java program is compiled into an intermediate language called "bytecode", which   cannot be run by itself. When a <a href="../w/default.asp?name=web_browser">Web   browser</a> encounters an applet on the   <a href="../w/default.asp?name=web_page">   Web page</a>, it invokes Java runtime interpreter ("Java Virtual Machine").   The interpreter translates the bytecode into instructions specific for the current   operating system and processor type.</dd> </DIV>');