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Java is a software application that was influenced by several programming languages. Specifically, its design was influenced by C++, Simula 67, Smalltalk, Objective-C, Object Pascal, and Oberon, along with two additional languages.

Java

Summary

Java is a JVM language[1]. Java has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Java was influenced by Q2407[3].
  • Java was influenced by Q15777[4].
  • Java was influenced by Q154755[5].
  • Java was influenced by Simula 67[6].
  • Java was influenced by Smalltalk[7].
  • Java was influenced by Objective-C[8].
  • Java's instance of is recorded as JVM language[9].
  • Java's instance of is recorded as software[10].
  • Java's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[11].
  • Java coffee is named after Java[12].
  • Java's based on is recorded as Oak[13].
  • Java's developer is recorded as Oracle Corporation[14].
  • Java's developer is recorded as James Gosling[15].
  • Java's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[16].
  • Java's designed by is recorded as James Gosling[17].
  • Java's designed by is recorded as Sun Microsystems[18].
  • Java's software version identifier is recorded as Java SE 25[19].
  • Java is part of Java platform[20].
  • Java's Commons category is recorded as Java (programming language)[21].
  • Java's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • 1995 marks the founding of Java[23].
  • Java was published on May 23, 1995[24].
  • Java's mascot is recorded as Duke[25].
  • Java's official website is recorded as https://www.oracle.com/java/[26].
  • Java's official website is recorded as https://www.java.com/[27].

Body

Geography

Java is part of Java platform[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include JVM language[9], software[10], and multi-paradigm programming language[11].

History and Context

1995 marks the founding of Java[23]. Java coffee is named after Java[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Java include JavaScript[28].

Why It Matters

Java has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Java is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Java has been cited as an influence by D[30], an object-based language[31], founded in 2001[32]; ActionScript[33], a functional programming language[34], founded in 1998[35]; Hack[36], a programming language[37], founded in 2014[38]; Haxe[39], a programming language[40], founded in 2005[41]; E[42], a programming language[43], founded in 1997[44]; and Xtend[45], a programming language[46], founded in 2011[47].

Entities named for Java include JavaScript[28].

FAQs

Who did Java influence?

Java has been cited as an influence by D[30], ActionScript[33], Hack[36], and Haxe[39].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . JavaWorld. javaworld.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . oracle.com. oracle.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . lemondeinformatique.fr. lemondeinformatique.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . openjdk.org. openjdk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . kenai.com. kenai.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → OK5su
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  2. 27d ago · Comfyquiettree · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chess programming wiki id → Java
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11768]]: Java, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293505077|Java (#293505077)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8017|Chess Programming Wiki (artic"
  3. 29d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0001892-Java-programovaci-jazyk
    Instance of → JVM language, software, multi-paradigm programming language
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0001892-Java-programovaci-jazyk, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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