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Encyclopedia > Java 2 Software Development Kit

The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a Sun product aimed at Java developers. It consists of Sun's Java Runtime Environment bundled with programming tools, primarily:

  • Bytecode compiler
  • Debugger
  • Documentation generator

It also includes a wide selection of example programs demonstrating the use of almost all portions of the Java API.


Since the introduction of Java, the JDK has consistently been the most widely used Java SDK.


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