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title: "What is the Java API?"  
description: "What is the Java API?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-03-26  
updated: 2020-09-21  
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category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
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# What is the Java API?

The Java API is a large collection of ready-made software components that provide many useful capabilities, such as graphical user interface (GUI) widgets

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

The Java API is a large collection of ready-made software components that provide many useful capabilities, such as graphical user interface (GUI) widgets


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