jar ==>
Java archive
<file format, filename extension> (jar) A compressed archive file
containing Java class files, filename extension: ".jar". The Java Development
Kit contains a tool called "jar" for creating .jar files, similar to the
standard Unix tar command. As well as archiving and compressing the Java class
files, it also inserts a "manifest" file which can contain information about the
class files, such as a digital signature. Combining class files into a single
archive file makes it possible to download them in a single HTTP transaction.
This, and the compression, speeds up execution of Java programs delivered via
the Internet.
(2001}-02-03)
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Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition « Java 2 SDK « Java 2
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