Glossary Terms

A network-oriented programming language invented by Sun Microsystems specifically designed for creating programs that can be downloaded to your computer from a web page and immediately run. Using small Java programs ("applets"), Web pages can include features such as animations, calculators and other fancy or interactive tricks.

JavaScript is a scripting language based on the concept of prototype-based programming. The language is best known for its use in websites as client-side JavaScript. It is distantly related to Java, with their main similarity being the C programming syntax.