Vocabulary (cont’d)
Byte Interpreter:
- An interpreter which translates byte code into object code for a particular kind of machine and executes them on that machine.
Byte Code:
- An instruction for a virtual machine.
Java Virtual Machine (JVM):
- The virtual machine (software)
for which all Java programs
are compiled. A byte code
interpreter is required to
translate from the JVM byte
code instructions into to
instructions for a given
actual machine.