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JavaBean en · NOUN

Etymology

From Java + bean, continuing the coffee association of the name, now often shortened to just bean.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:Java programming language) A reusable software component written in Java, allowing access to its properties using standardized getter and setter methods.
    • You then simply access the compiled JavaBean from all your JSP script pages. 2006, Susan Sales Harkins, Bryan Chamberlain, Darren McGee, Mastering Dreamweaver MX Databases, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page 291:
    • Every Java user interface class is a JavaBeans component. 2009, Y. Daniel Liang, Introduction to Java Programming: Comprehensive Version, Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 1050:

Forms

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java-bean alternative, rare lexicographic
JavaBeans Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

bean

Translations (1)

eo fabo (reusable software component — see also bean)