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Java noun. M19.
[A large island in the Malay archipelago, now part of Indonesia.]
Used attrib. to designate things from or associated with Java. M19.
Java almond a SE Asian tree, Canarium luzonicum (cf. KANARI). Java canvas open-weave canvas for embroidery etc. Java man a fossil hominid, Homo (formerly Pithecanthropus) erectus, remains of which were first found in Java in 1891. Java pepper: see PEPPER noun. Java plum = JAMBOLAN. Java sparrow a bird of the waxbill family, Padda oryzivora, native to Java and Bali and often kept as an aviary bird.
Coffee from Java; gen. (N. Amer. slang) coffee. M19.
Computing. (Proprietary name for) a general-purpose computer programming language used esp. for creating applications for the Internet and other networks. L20.