java1
/ˈdʒɑːvə
/noun [mass noun] North American informal
Coffee: I’m dying for a cup of java...
- But because Americans are not nearly as fond of dates as they are of coffee, java came out on top due to sheer popularity.
- He paused as he sniffed the air and glanced over at the coffee pot percolating java on the counter.
- I usually began the day with black tea and most afternoons enjoyed a cup of java or a latte.
Java2
/ˈdʒɑːvə/A large island in the Malay Archipelago, forming part of Indonesia; population 120,000,000 (est. 2008) (with Madura).
Rhymes
Java3
/ˈdʒɑːvə/noun [mass noun] trademark
A general-purpose computer programming language designed to produce programs that will run on any computer system.The phones use the platform independent programming language Java to perform complicated tasks....
- The Java software language is designed to let programs work on any type of hardware platform.
- Microsoft said it plans to phase out support for Java in key desktop software products.
Origin
1990s: with allusion to java.