| CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
JIT
just-in-time compiler A code generator that converts Java bytecode into machine code designed to run on specific computer hardware, just before the Java program is run. Although a JIT works much like a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), it does its job more quickly. Java programs often run faster with a JIT than with a JVM.
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