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Java Acronyms

From API to XML

From Earline Gilley, for About.com

If you are new to Java then you may be a little overwhelmed by all of the acronyms that are floating around. What’s the difference between an API and an IDE? Do I want to pursue J2SE or J2EE, and how would I know the difference? What’s a GUI, and how do I create one? Before you can get the answers to those questions, you will first need to know what those acronyms mean.

API

Application Programming Interface

AWT

Abstract Window Toolkit

EAR

Enterprise Archive

GUI

Graphical User Interface

IDE

Integrated Development Environment

J2EE

Java 2 Enterprise Edition

J2ME

Java 2 Mobile Edition

J2SE

Java 2 Standard Edition

JDBC

Java Database Connnectivity

JNDI

Java Naming and Directory Interface

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