What is the main difference between the Java platform and the other software platforms?

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Java platform is a software-only platform, which runs on top of other hardware-based platforms like UNIX, NT etc.

The Java platform has 2 components:

  • Java Virtual Machine (JVM) – ‘JVM’ is a software that can be ported onto various hardware platforms. Byte codes are the machine language of the JVM.
  • Java Application Programming Interface (Java API) – set of classes written using the Java language and run on the JVM.
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