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The Java ecosystem contains a lot of acronyms. In order to get things working locally you are going to need to get familiar with them.
Acronym Glossary
- SDK - Software Development Kit - A grouping of tools that allow you to create software locally. Also some times referred to as devkits.
- JDK - Java SE Development Kit - A set of tools specifically for developing Java SE Applications
- Java SE - Standard Edition
- Java SE API - Application Programming Interface - A set of libraries provided to build applications.
- JCL - Java Class Library - A synonym for the Java SE API. More info here.
- JVM - Java Virtual Machine - an abstract computing machine.
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they're all in the teacher's notes
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And remember,
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Nearly every programming language
or platform
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provides tools to work
locally on your computer.
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These tools are generally bundled
under the title Software
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Development Kit, or SDK,
sometimes also called DevKits.
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The Java language comes with an SDK
that includes many components,
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