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A '''Java virtual machine''' or '''JVM''' is a [[virtual machine]] that runs [[Java programming language|Java]] [[byte code]]. This code is most often generated by [[Java programming language|Java]] [[compiler]]s, although the JVM has also been targeted by compilers of other languages.

The JVM is a crucial component of the [[Java platform]]. The availability of JVMs on almost all types of hardware and software [[platform (computing)|platforms]] enables Java to function both as [[middleware]] and a platform in its own right. Hence the expression "[[Write once, run anywhere]]."