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What is JDK?

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JDK stands for Java Development Kit. A Java Development Kit provides tools and utilities for Developers to target and write applications in Java. It provides a compiler to compile our Java code into .class files. JDK comes inbuilt with a JRE - Java Runtime Environment. Several vendors provide a Java Development Kit. Most popular vendors are Oracle and IBM.


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