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browsers to format web pages, link to other websites, and so on.
IDE: Integrated Development Environment. Provides tools such as an editor, compiler, and debugger that work together, usually with a graphical interface. Used for creating software in a high-level language.
Interpreter: A program that reads instructions that are not in machine language and executes them one at a time.
Javadoc: A program that extracts comments from Java source files and produces documentation files in HTML. These files can then be viewed with a web browser.
JavaScript: (Not to be confused with Java, the programming language.) A dynamic programming language most commonly used as part of web browsers.
JVM (Java Virtual Machine): An interpreter that reads and executes Java bytecode on any local machine.
Linker: A program that links together the different modules of a program into a single executable program after they have been compiled into object code.
Low-level language: Assembly language. This is a human-readable version of machine language, where each machine instruction is coded as one statement. It is translated into machine language by a program called an assembler. Each different kind of CPU has its own assembly language.
Mainframe computer: A large computer, typically used by large institutions, such as government agencies and big businesses.
Malware: (Short for malicious software.) Any software designed to disrupt computer operation or gain access to private computer systems. For example, viruses, spyware, etc.