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Glossary of Terms


Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT)
A collection of graphical user interface (GUI) components that were implemented using native-platform versions of the components. These components provide that subset of functionality which is common to all native platforms. Largely supplanted by the Project Swing component set. See also Swing Set.

block
In the Java(TM) programming language, any code between matching braces. Example: { x = 1; }. I.E. curly brackets

boolean
Refers to an expression or variable that can have only a true or false value. The Java(TM) programming language provides the boolean type and the literal values true and false.

FCS
First Customer Ship. The day in which a product is released/shipped to the customer.


byte
A sequence of eight bits. The Java(TM) programming language provides a corresponding byte type.

SOURCE:
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/information/glossary.html

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