Java
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa), possibly from Sanskrit यव-द्वीप (yava-dvīpa, “island of barley”), used in reference to the coffee grown on Java and nearby islands since at least 1850. The programming language (initially called Oak) is a reference to java, the blend of coffee from the island.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑːvə/, enPR: jäʹ-və
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːvə
- Homophone: java
Proper noun
Java
- An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia.
- (computer languages) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.
- (computer languages, proscribed) JavaScript (by confusion with Java).
- 1996 October 6, Timothy Litwiller, “HOW TO MAKE A JAVA ALERT POP UP ON LOAD”, in comp.lang.javascript (Usenet):
- 1996 December 10, Cédric Bouckaert, “onBlur event handler with input fields”, in comp.lang.javascript (Usenet):
- In the input tag I include the onBlur="myfunction()" which checks if the field is filled (displays an alert if necessary and resets the focus). If I leave the first field I get an java alert which says that field two should have a value and then a java alert which says that field one should have a value and then a java... get the picture ?
- 1997 January 7, Kenneth Roddy, “Java Alert Messages When Netscape Home Page Loads”, in comp.infosystems.www.browsers.ms-windows (Usenet):
- 1997 February 18, AG, “alert...is there a way of controling font size and style when java alert window opens”, in comp.lang.javascript (Usenet):
- I created an alert window using java script, but I found the fonts too small. Is there a way of controling font size and style when java alert window opens.
- 2003 April 8, mpaulopes, “Passing values to a Java popup windows”, in macromedia.coldfusion.cfml_general_discussion (Usenet):
Hyponyms
Meronyms
Holonyms
- (island): Greater Sunda Islands
Derived terms
Translations
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Noun
Java (plural Javas)
- A chicken of the Java breed which was developed in the United States.
Further reading
- Java (programming language) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Java on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Catalan
Proper noun
Java f
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
The neighbourhood is named after the Indonesian island.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjaː.vaː/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ja‧va
Proper noun
Java n
- Java (island of Indonesia)
- a neighbourhood of Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
Derived terms
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒa.va/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Java f
- Java (Island)
- L'île de Java. ― Java island.
Proper noun
Java m
- Java (programming language)
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Java n (proper noun, genitive Javas or (optionally with an article) Java)
Related terms
Proper noun
Java n (proper noun, strong, genitive Javas)
- Java (programming language)
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Java, from Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa), possibly from Sanskrit यव-द्वीप (yava-dvīpa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʐa.va/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ava
- Syllabification: Ja‧va
Proper noun
Java f
- Java (programming language)
Declension
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Java |
genitive | Javy |
dative | Javie |
accusative | Javę |
instrumental | Javą |
locative | Javie |
vocative | Javo |
Further reading
- Java in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒa.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒa.va/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒa.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒa.bɐ/ [ˈʒa.βɐ]
- Rhymes: -avɐ, (Northern Portugal) -abɐ
- Hyphenation: Ja‧va
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Java f
Related terms
Etymology 2
Unadapted borrowing from English Java.
Proper noun
Java m
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxaba/ [ˈxa.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -aba
- Syllabification: Ja‧va
Proper noun
Java f
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: Haba
Proper noun
Java m
- Java (programming language)
Derived terms
Swedish
Proper noun
Java n (genitive Javas)
Related terms
- javakaffe
- javanes
- javanesisk
- javanesiska
- javansk
- javanska