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'''JNLP''' ('''Java Network Launching Protocol''') is a closely-related concept that is often used interchangeably with the term "Web Start". It is the protocol, defined as an [[XML]] file format, that specifies how Java Web Start applications are started. JNLP files include information such as where the [[Jar (file format)|jar]] package is located and what is the main class of the application, as well as any parameters for the program. With the right browser configuration, JNLP files are passed to a Java runtime environment which downloads the application onto the user's machine and starts executing it. As well as standalone applications, JNLP can be used to start Java applets.
Important Web Start features include [[Cache|caching]] the downloaded application files locally, the ability to automatically download and install JREs in case the user does not have Java installed (although this does not work with every browser and platform), and for programmers to specify what JRE version is needed to run the program.
==External links==
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