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Java
A general-purpose programming language created by Sun Microsystems. Java can be used to create Java applets. A
Java program is downloaded from the Web server and interpreted by a program running on the computer running the
Web browser.
Java is a programming language used to develop cross-platform applets and applications.
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Java applet
A short program written in Java that is attached to a Web page and executed by the computer on which the Web browser
is installed.
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JavaScript
A cross-platform, World Wide Web scripting language developed by Netscape Communications. JavaScript code is inserted
directly into an HTML page.
JavaScript is a scripting language that is used to create dynamic Web pages.
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Jumper
Jumper is a small, plastic-covered metal clip that slips over two pins protruding from a circuit board. When in
place, the jumper connects the pins electronically and closes the circuit, turning it "on".
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