JVM

Noun

Meaning

JVM (plural JVMs)

Initialism of Java virtual machine.

Examples

I view the JVM as just another architecture that Perl ought to be ported to. Larry Wall

I view the JVM as just another architecture that Perl ought to be ported to. (That, and the Underwood typewriter...) Larry Wall

A finalizer is needed by only objects that must guarantee some cleanup of the object state before deallocating, typically releasing resources external to the JVM. Source: Internet

Applets also improve with use: after a first applet is run, the JVM is already running and starts quickly (the JVM will need to restart each time the browser starts afresh). Source: Internet

Additionally, while synchronization carries a performance penalty, the penalty associated with uncontended synchronization is not as great as some sources have suggested, and has reduced steadily with each successive JVM implementation. Source: Internet

Along the way, he has specifically focussed on the limits of Java performance and the interactions between the JVM and its host operating system. Source: Internet

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