Java works across multiple platforms by utilizing something known as the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and a JVM or Java Virtual Machine . A Java Virtual Machine is an application or software device that is used to execute Java code or “applets” as provided, in this case, by websites.
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Both Java and Python compile to bytecode and run in virtual machines. This isolates code from differences between operating systems, making the languages cross-platform.
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