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title: "What is the main difference between Java platform and other platforms?"  
description: "What is the main difference between Java platform and other platforms?"  
author: "Devesh Kumar Singh"  
published: 2015-11-10  
updated: 2020-09-17  
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category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
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# What is the main difference between Java platform and other platforms?

The Java platform differs from most other platforms in the sense that it's a software-based platform that runs on top of other hardware-based platforms. It has two components:

- 1) Runtime Environment
- 2) API(Application Programming Interface)

## Answers

### Answer by Devesh Kumar Singh

The Java platform differs from most other platforms in the sense that it's a software-based platform that runs on top of other hardware-based platforms. It has two components:

- 1) Runtime Environment
- 2) API(Application Programming Interface)


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