java
see also: Java
Noun

java

  1. A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.
  2. (US, colloquial) Coffee in general.
  3. A dance popular in France in the early 20th century.
Related terms
Java
Pronunciation
  • enPR: jäʹ-və, IPA: /ˈdʒɑːvə/
Proper noun
  1. An island of Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago.
  2. (computer language) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.
  3. (computer language, proscribed) JavaScript, when no distinction is made between it and Java.
    • 1996 October 6, "Timothy Litwiller" (username), HOW TO MAKE A JAVA ALERT POP UP ON LOAD, in comp.lang.javascript, Usenet
    • 1996 December 10, "Cédric Bouckaert" (username), onBlur event handler with input fields, in comp.lang.javascript, Usenet
      In the input tag I include the onBlur="myfunction()" which checks if the field is filled (displays an alert if necessary and resets the focus). If I leave the first field I get an java alert which says that field two should have a value and then a java alert which says that field one should have a value and then a java... get the picture ?
    • 1997 January 7, "Kenneth Roddy" (username), Java Alert Messages When Netscape Home Page Loads, in comp.infosystems.www.browsers.ms-windows, Usenet
    • 1997 February 18, "AG" (username), alert...is there a way of controling font size and style when java alert window opens, in comp.lang.javascript, Usenet
      I created an alert window using java script, but I found the fonts too small. Is there a way of controling font size and style when java alert window opens.
    • 2003 April 8, "mpaulopes" (username), Passing values to a Java popup windows, in macromedia.coldfusion.cfml_general_discussion, Usenet
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java (plural javas)

  1. A chicken of the Java breed which was developed in the United States.



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