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</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">Spring Boot</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Programmer" title="Programmer">Original author(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Rod_Johnson_(programmer)" title="Rod Johnson (programmer)">Rod Johnson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="VMware" title="VMware">VMware</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Initial release</th><td class="infobox-data">April 2014<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2014-04</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display: none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Stable release</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="margin:0px;">3.5.3<sup id="cite_ref-wikidata-639575932da3df68090f2c6292d204ebdf522b64-v20_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikidata-639575932da3df68090f2c6292d204ebdf522b64-v20-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 

/ 20 June 2025<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">20 June 2025</span>)</span></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">

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<p><b>Spring Boot</b> is an <a href="Open_source" title="Open source">open-source</a> <a href="Java_(programming_language)" title="Java (programming language)">Java</a> framework used for programming standalone, production-grade Spring-based <a href="Application_software" title="Application software">applications</a> with a bundle of libraries that make project startup and management easier.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spring Boot is a <a href="Convention_over_configuration" title="Convention over configuration">convention-over-configuration</a> extension for the <a href="Spring_Framework" title="Spring Framework">Spring</a> Java platform intended to help minimize configuration concerns while creating Spring-based applications.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls2016vii§foreword_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls2016vii§foreword-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls201637–48§2.3_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls201637–48§2.3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The application can still be adjusted for specific needs, but the initial Spring Boot project provides a preconfigured "opinionated view" of the best configuration to use with the Spring platform and selected <a href="Library_(computing)" title="Library (computing)">third-party libraries</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls201648§2.4_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls201648§2.4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202121–22§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202121–22§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Spring Boot can be used to build <a href="Microservices" title="Microservices">microservices</a>, <a href="Web_application" title="Web application">web applications</a>, and <a href="Console_application" title="Console application">console applications</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2></div>

<ul><li>Embedded <a href="Apache_Tomcat" title="Apache Tomcat">Tomcat</a>, <a href="Jetty_(web_server)" title="Jetty (web server)">Jetty</a> or Undertow web <a href="Application_server" title="Application server">application server</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls20167§1.1.3_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls20167§1.1.3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>

<li>Provides opinionated 'starter' <a href="Project_Object_Model" class="mw-redirect" title="Project Object Model">Project Object Models</a> (POMs) for the build tool. The only build tools supported are <a href="Apache_Maven" title="Apache Maven">Maven</a> and <a href="Gradle" title="Gradle">Gradle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls2016x§Preface_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls2016x§Preface-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMusib20229§1.2.1_Maven_vs_Gradle_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMusib20229§1.2.1_Maven_vs_Gradle-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>

<li>Automatic configuration of the Spring Application.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls20164–5§1.1.2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls20164–5§1.1.2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>

<li>Provides production-ready<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls2016vii§foreword_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls2016vii§foreword-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> functionality such as <a href="Software_metrics" class="mw-redirect" title="Software metrics">metrics</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls2016124–139§7_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls2016124–139§7-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> health checks,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls2016124–139§7_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls2016124–139§7-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and externalized configuration.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls201649–69§3.1-§3.2.3_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls201649–69§3.1-§3.2.3-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>

<li>No <a href="Code_generation_(compiler)" title="Code generation (compiler)">code generation</a> is required.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls20167§1.1.3_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls20167§1.1.3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>

<li>No <a href="XML_Configuration_Access_Protocol" title="XML Configuration Access Protocol">XML configuration</a> is required.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls2016x§Preface_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls2016x§Preface-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>

<li>Optional support for <a href="Kotlin_(programming_language)" title="Kotlin (programming language)">Kotlin</a> and <a href="Apache_Groovy" title="Apache Groovy">Apache Groovy</a> in addition to Java.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bootstrapping_DispatcherServlet">Bootstrapping DispatcherServlet</h2></div>

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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="Spring_Framework#Configuration_of_DispatcherServlet" title="Spring Framework">Spring Framework § Configuration of DispatcherServlet</a></div>

<p>Spring Boot does not require manual configuration of the <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">DispatcherServlet</code>, since it automatically configures the application based on the configuration it detects. <sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SpringBootServletInitializer">SpringBootServletInitializer</h3></div>

<p>Spring Boot has a class <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">SpringBootServletInitializer</code>, which is a specialization of the <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">WebApplicationInitializer</code>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">SpringBootServletInitializer</code> is an out-of-the-box implementation of <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">WebApplicationInitializer</code>, which eliminates the need for the developer to construct their own implementation of the <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">WebApplicationInitializer</code> class.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Configuration_properties">Configuration properties</h2></div>

<p>The configuration properties for the Spring Boot application can be specified in the <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">application.properties</code> or <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">application.yml</code> file.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

Examples of properties that can be included in this file include the <code>server.port</code> and <code>spring.application.name</code> properties.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Autoconfiguration">Autoconfiguration</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="@SpringBootApplication">@SpringBootApplication</h3></div>

<p>Spring boot has an annotation, <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">@SpringBootApplication</code>, which allows the Spring Boot application to autoconfigure third-party libraries and detected features found on the <a href="Classpath" title="Classpath">classpath</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As an example, the class that has the <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">@SpringBootApplication</code> annotation can extend the <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">SpringBootServerInitializer</code> class if the application is packaged and deployed as a <a href="WAR_(file_format)" title="WAR (file format)">WAR file</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot_16-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDeinumCosmina202152–54§2_Spring_Framework_Fundamentals_-_Spring_Boot-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>The <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">@SpringBootApplication</code> annotation combines three Spring-specific annotations: <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">@SpringBootConfiguration</code>, <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">@EnableAutoConfiguration</code> and <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">@ComponentScan</code>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls201911–17§1.2.2_Examining_the_Spring_project_structure_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls201911–17§1.2.2_Examining_the_Spring_project_structure-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="@SpringBootConfiguration">@SpringBootConfiguration</h4></div>

<p>The <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">@SpringBootConfiguration</code> annotation is a specialization of the Spring-specific <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">@Configuration</code> annotation.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls201911–17§1.2.2_Examining_the_Spring_project_structure_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls201911–17§1.2.2_Examining_the_Spring_project_structure-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The class with the <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">@SpringBootConfiguration</code> is marked as the configuration class for the Spring Boot application.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls201911–17§1.2.2_Examining_the_Spring_project_structure_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls201911–17§1.2.2_Examining_the_Spring_project_structure-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="@EnableAutoConfiguration">@EnableAutoConfiguration</h4></div>

<p>The <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">@EnableAutoConfiguration</code> annotation is Spring-specific annotation that enables the Spring Boot automatic configuration. <sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWalls201911–17§1.2.2_Examining_the_Spring_project_structure_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWalls201911–17§1.2.2_Examining_the_Spring_project_structure-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Actuator">Actuator</h2></div>

<p>The Spring Boot Actuator allows for monitoring and management capabilities for the Spring Boot Application.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMusib2022144–145§4.4_Spring_Boot_Actuator_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMusib2022144–145§4.4_Spring_Boot_Actuator-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A major advantage of using the Spring Boot Actuator is that it implements a number of production-ready features without requiring the developer to construct their own implementations.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMusib2022144–145§4.4_Spring_Boot_Actuator_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMusib2022144–145§4.4_Spring_Boot_Actuator-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>If Maven is used as the build tool, then the <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">spring-boot-starter-actuator</code> dependency can be specified in the <code>pom.xml</code> configuration file.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMusib2022145–146§4.4.1_Configuring_Spring_Boot_Actuator_in_a_Spring_Boot_application_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMusib2022145–146§4.4.1_Configuring_Spring_Boot_Actuator_in_a_Spring_Boot_application-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Integration_with_Spring_Framework_Modules">Integration with Spring Framework Modules</h2></div>

<p>Spring Boot has a number of existing Spring Framework Modules.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spring_Security">Spring Security</h3></div>

<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="Spring_Security" title="Spring Security">Spring Security</a></div>

<p>Spring Boot has integration with the <a href="Spring_Security" title="Spring Security">Spring Security</a> Module. The simplest way for integrating Spring Boot with Spring Security is to declare the starter dependency in the build configuration file.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMusib2022187–192§5.2.1_Configuring_Spring_Boot_Actuator_in_a_Spring_Boot_application_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMusib2022187–192§5.2.1_Configuring_Spring_Boot_Actuator_in_a_Spring_Boot_application-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>If Maven is used as the build tool, then the dependency with artifact ID <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">spring-boot-starter-security</code> dependency can be specified in the <code>pom.xml</code> configuration file.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMusib2022187–192§5.2.1_Configuring_Spring_Boot_Actuator_in_a_Spring_Boot_application_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMusib2022187–192§5.2.1_Configuring_Spring_Boot_Actuator_in_a_Spring_Boot_application-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Application_servers">Application servers</h2></div>

<p>By default, Spring boot provides embedded web servers (such as <a href="Apache_Tomcat" title="Apache Tomcat">Tomcat</a>) out-of-the-box.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMusib20227–8§1.1.4_Spring_Boot_components_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMusib20227–8§1.1.4_Spring_Boot_components-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Spring Boot can also be deployed as a WAR file on a standalone <a href="WildFly" title="WildFly">WildFly</a> application server.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMusib2022406–417§9.2_Deploying_Spring_Boot_application_as_WAR_in_the_wildfly_application_server_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMusib2022406–417§9.2_Deploying_Spring_Boot_application_as_WAR_in_the_wildfly_application_server-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>If Maven is used as the build tool, there is a <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">wildfly-maven-plugin</code> Maven plugin that allows for automatic deployment of the generated WAR file.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMusib2022406–417§9.2_Deploying_Spring_Boot_application_as_WAR_in_the_wildfly_application_server_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMusib2022406–417§9.2_Deploying_Spring_Boot_application_as_WAR_in_the_wildfly_application_server-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<li><a href="Java_Platform%2C_Micro_Edition" title="Java Platform, Micro Edition">Java ME</a> (Micro)</li>

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<ul><li><a href="Squawk_virtual_machine" title="Squawk virtual machine">Squawk</a></li>

<li><a href="Java_Development_Kit" title="Java Development Kit">Java Development Kit</a></li>

<li><a href="OpenJDK" title="OpenJDK">OpenJDK</a></li>

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<li><a href="JavaFX" title="JavaFX">JavaFX</a></li>

<li><a href="Maxine_Virtual_Machine" title="Maxine Virtual Machine">Maxine VM</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Java_applet" title="Java applet">Applets</a></li>

<li><a href="Jakarta_Servlet" title="Jakarta Servlet">Servlets</a></li>

<li><a href="MIDlet" title="MIDlet">MIDlets</a></li>

<li><a href="Java_Web_Start" title="Java Web Start">Web Start</a> (JNLP)</li>

<li><a href="Java_Platform_Module_System" title="Java Platform Module System">Modules</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Blackdown_Java" title="Blackdown Java">Blackdown</a></li>

<li><a href="Eclipse_(software)" title="Eclipse (software)">Eclipse</a></li>

<li><a href="GNU_Classpath" title="GNU Classpath">GNU Classpath</a></li>

<li><a href="Apache_Harmony" title="Apache Harmony">Harmony</a></li>

<li><a href="Hibernate_(framework)" title="Hibernate (framework)">Hibernate</a></li>

<li><a href="IcedTea" title="IcedTea">IcedTea</a></li>

<li><a href="Jazelle" title="Jazelle">Jazelle</a></li>

<li><a href="Spring_Framework" title="Spring Framework">Spring</a></li>

<li><a href="Apache_Struts" title="Apache Struts">Struts</a></li>

<li><a href="Oracle_TopLink" title="Oracle TopLink">TopLink</a></li>

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<ul><li><a href="Java_version_history" title="Java version history">Java version history</a></li>

<li><a href="Java_Community_Process" title="Java Community Process">Java Community Process</a></li>

<li><a href="Sun_Microsystems" title="Sun Microsystems">Sun Microsystems</a></li>

<li><a href="Free_Java_implementations" title="Free Java implementations">Free Java implementations</a></li>

<li>Slogan: <i><a href="Write_once%2C_run_anywhere" title="Write once, run anywhere">Write once, run anywhere</a></i></li></ul>

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<li><a href="BeanShell" title="BeanShell">BeanShell</a></li>

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<li><a href="Processing" title="Processing">Processing</a></li>

<li><a href="Rhino_(JavaScript_engine)" title="Rhino (JavaScript engine)">Rhino</a></li>

<li><a href="Scala_(programming_language)" title="Scala (programming language)">Scala</a></li>

<li><a href="Oxygene_(programming_language)" title="Oxygene (programming language)">Oxygene</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Community</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Conferences</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="JavaOne" title="JavaOne">JavaOne</a></li>

<li><a href="Devoxx" title="Devoxx">Devoxx</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Apache_Software_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="Apache Software Foundation">Apache Software Foundation</a></li>

<li><a href="Eclipse_Foundation" title="Eclipse Foundation">Eclipse Foundation</a></li>

<li><a href="Java_Community_Process" title="Java Community Process">Java Community Process</a></li>

<li><a href="Oracle_Corporation" title="Oracle Corporation">Oracle Corporation</a></li>

<li><a href="Sun_Microsystems" title="Sun Microsystems">Sun Microsystems</a>, <a href="Sun_Microsystems_Laboratories" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun Microsystems Laboratories">Sun Microsystems Laboratories</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="James_Gosling" title="James Gosling">James Gosling</a></li>

<li><a href="Arthur_van_Hoff" title="Arthur van Hoff">Arthur van Hoff</a></li>

<li><a href="Urs_H%C3%B6lzle" title="Urs Hölzle">Urs Hölzle</a></li>

<li><a href="Patrick_Naughton" title="Patrick Naughton">Patrick Naughton</a></li></ul>

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