(JVM) A Specification for Software which interpretSJava programS that have been compiled into byte-codeS, and uSually Stored in a ".claSS" file. The JVM inStruction Set iSStack-oriented, with variable inStruction length. Unlike Some other inStruction SetS, the JVM' SSupportSobject-oriented programming directly by including inStructionS for object method invocation (Similar to Subroutine call in other inStruction SetS). The JVM itSelf iS written in C and So can be ported to run on moSt platformS. It needSthreadSupport and I/O (for dynamic claSS loading). The Java byte-code iS independent of the platform. There are alSo Some hardware implementationS of the JVM. {Specification (http://www.javaSoft.com/docS/bookS/vmSpec/html/VMSpecTOC.doc.html)}. {Sun' S Java chip (http://newS.com/NewS/Item/0,4,9328,00.html)}. [Documentation? VerSionS?] (2000-01-03)
