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{{encyclopedic}}The '''Java Virtual Machine''' or '''JVM''' interprets [[Java]] byte code (compiled Java code) and runs the program. JVM's have been created for many different platforms, which gives Java its platform-independent nature. It manages memory usage via a garbage collector. It also manages concurrent threads (the programmer can attempt to control certain threads, though).
[[Category:Encyclopedia]]The '''Java Virtual Machine''' or '''JVM''' interprets [[Java]] byte code (compiled Java code) and runs the program. JVM's have been created for many different platforms, which gives Java its platform-independent nature. It manages memory usage via a garbage collector. It also manages concurrent threads (the programmer can attempt to control certain threads, though).