The Lexicon of New Media Terms

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Terms beginning with "J"

• Java: A programming language, normal letters and numbers which get turned into binary code by a compiler; Java was created by Sun Microsystems.
• JavaBean: A program written in Java which is used by another application.
• JavaScript: A scripting language often mixed with HTML on Web pages to produce fancy effects like light-up buttons or getting data out of Web cookies.
• JDBC: Java Database Connectivity, software which allows Java applications
• JDK: Java Development Kit, a bunch of help files for programmers trying to creating software written in Java.
• Jobs, Steve: Co-founder of Apple Computers and the driving force behind the original Macintosh and later the iMac.
• JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group file, a compressed graphics file format which lowers the quality of an image in order to make the file size smaller.
• JScript: Microsoft's bastardization of W3C-approved JavaScript.

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