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Difference Between JDK, JRE and JVM

The document explains the differences between JDK (Java Development Kit), JRE (Java Runtime Environment), and JVM (Java Virtual Machine). JVM is an abstract machine that executes Java bytecode, JRE provides the runtime environment for Java applications, and JDK includes JRE along with development tools for creating Java applications. Each component is essential for Java development and has distinct roles in the process.

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The document explains the differences between JDK (Java Development Kit), JRE (Java Runtime Environment), and JVM (Java Virtual Machine). JVM is an abstract machine that executes Java bytecode, JRE provides the runtime environment for Java applications, and JDK includes JRE along with development tools for creating Java applications. Each component is essential for Java development and has distinct roles in the process.

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Difference between JDK, JRE, and JVM


We must understand the differences between JDK, JRE, and JVM before proceeding further to Java.
See the brief overview of JVM here.

If you want to get the detailed knowledge of Java Virtual Machine, move to the next page. Firstly,
let's see the differences between the JDK, JRE, and JVM.

JVM

JVM (Java Virtual Machine) is an abstract machine. It is called a virtual machine because it doesn't
physically exist. It is a specification that provides a runtime environment in which Java bytecode can
be executed. It can also run those programs which are written in other languages and compiled to
Java bytecode.

JVMs are available for many hardware and software platforms. JVM, JRE, and JDK are platform
dependent because the configuration of each OS is different from each other. However, Java is
platform independent. There are three notions of the JVM: specification, implementation, and
instance.

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The JVM performs the following main tasks:

Loads code

Verifies code

Executes code

Provides runtime environment

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JRE

JRE is an acronym for Java Runtime Environment. It is also written as Java RTE. The Java Runtime
Environment is a set of software tools which are used for developing Java applications. It is used to
provide the runtime environment. It is the implementation of JVM. It physically exists. It contains a
set of libraries + other files that JVM uses at runtime.

The implementation of JVM is also actively released by other companies besides Sun Micro Systems.

JDK

JDK is an acronym for Java Development Kit. The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a software
development environment which is used to develop Java applications and applets. It physically
exists. It contains JRE + development tools.

JDK is an implementation of any one of the below given Java Platforms released by Oracle
Corporation:

Standard Edition Java Platform

Enterprise Edition Java Platform

Micro Edition Java Platform

The JDK contains a private Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and a few other resources such as an
interpreter/loader (java), a compiler (javac), an archiver (jar), a documentation generator (Javadoc),
etc. to complete the development of a Java Application.

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