The [Java] '''[http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se7/html/%|%Virtual
Machine]''', or '''JVM''', is a [virtual machine] primarily designed to
support [Java].



** See Also **

   [Jikes]:   [Java] compiler that targets the [JVM].




** Documentation **

   [https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se13/html/index.html%|%The Java Virtual Machine Specification]:   


** Language Implementations **

The following language implementations use the JVM.

   [Groovy]:   A language similar to Java that runs on the [JVM].

   [picol]:   a small Tcl interpreter that has been ported to the [JVM]




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