Comparison of Java and C++: Difference between revisions

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| C++ is compiled directly to [[machine code]] which is then executed directly by the [[central processing unit]].
| Java is compiled to [[byte-code]] which the [[Java virtual machine]] (JVM) then [[interpreter (computing)|interprets]] at runtime. Actual Java implementations do [[just-in-time compilation]] to native machine code. Alternatively, the [[GNU Compiler for Java]] can compile directly to machine code.
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