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The '''Java Development Kit''' ('''JDK''') is a distribution of [[Java (programming language)|Java]] Technologytechnology by [[Oracle Corporation]]. It implements the Java Language Specification ('''JLS''') and the Java Virtual Machine Specification ('''JVMS''') and provides the Standard Edition ('''SE''') of the Java Application Programming Interface ('''API'''). It is derivative of the community driven [[OpenJDK]] which Oracle stewards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openjdk.java.net/faq/|title=OpenJDK FAQ|access-date=23 October 2021|publisher=[[OpenJDK]]}}</ref> It provides software for working with Java applications. Examples of included software are the Java virtual machine, a compiler, performance monitoring tools, a debugger, and other utilities that Oracle considers useful for a Java programmerprogrammers.

In addition to the most widely used JDK discussed in this article, there are other JDKs commonly available for a variety of platforms, some of which started from the Sun JDK source and some that did not. All adhere to the basic Java specifications, but often differ in explicitly unspecified areas, such as garbage collection, compilation strategies, and optimization techniques. They include: