noun mass noun North American informal Coffee.
‘I'm dying for a cup of java’
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‘I could hangout at coffee shops sipping enormous cups of java hanging out with friends.’ ‘If you've never seen the film, then a rental might be a good way to spend 142 minutes, as long as you have a hefty cup of java standing by.’ ‘But because Americans are not nearly as fond of dates as they are of coffee, java came out on top due to sheer popularity.’ ‘I usually began the day with black tea and most afternoons enjoyed a cup of java or a latte.’ ‘He paused as he sniffed the air and glanced over at the coffee pot percolating java on the counter.’ Origin Mid 19th century: originally referring to coffee from Java.
noun mass noun trademark A general-purpose computer programming language designed to produce programs that will run on any computer system.
Example sentences
‘Microsoft said it plans to phase out support for Java in key desktop software products.’ ‘From time to time it will be necessary to enable Java and Javascript for access to certain Web sites.’ ‘For programs that will encounter contact with malicious users, Java appears to be a great language to use.’ ‘The Java software language is designed to let programs work on any type of hardware platform.’ ‘The phones use the platform independent programming language Java to perform complicated tasks.’ Origin 1990s: with allusion to java.
proper noun A large island in the Malay Archipelago, forming part of Indonesia; population 120,000,000 (est. 2008) (with Madura).