Java is a widely used, general purpose programming language expressly designed for use in the distributed environment of the internet. It is a class-based, object-oriented language and designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. Java is known as the Language of Possibilities.
Java is the most popular programming language for Android smartphone applications and is also among the most favored for the development of edge devices and the internet of things. It is intended to let the developers write once, run anywhere, means that compiled Java code can run on all platforms that support Java without the need for recompilation.