| J2EE: Java 2 Enterprise
Edition includes a basic application server and more APIs than
the J2SE and more functionality. This is the version used for
enterprise application development. It has APIs that allows
a developer to distribute applications and to make the system
interact with non-Java systems. It has a unified security model
and offers powerful control over transactions.
J2ME: Java 2 Micro Edition, small footprint platform for PDAs
and other devices. This is the SDK used to develop Java applications
for wireless and portable devices including mobile phones and
the Research In Motion Black Berry device.
JAAS: Java Authentication and Authorization Service: APIs to
add authentication and authorization services to applications.
JAF: JavaBeans Activation Framework: JAF determines the contents
of MIME messages and identifies operations available to the
application acting on the message. It is required to use the
JavaMail API.
JAXP: Java API for XML (eXtensible Markup Language) parsing.
API that provides a level of abstraction for XML parsers and
transformation APIs. Helps to isolate specific parsers or DOM
(document object model) implementations or XSLT transformation
APIs from J2EE application code.
JAX-RPC: Java API for XML based RPC (Remote Procedure Call).
This is a new API used in developing web applications and web
services. It utilizes SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol, an
XML format for passing procedure calls)
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