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javadoc (Java API Document Generator)
subject			fact

javadoc	is a synonym of Java API Document Generator
	has purpose documenting Java programs
	is a subtopic of Java Tools
	is an instance of Java program
Java program	can be compiled on any platform that has a Java compiler
	can be run on any implementation of the Java Virtual Machine specification
	has 0 or 1 name
	is portable because it is compiled into bytecode that can run on any computer with a Java Virtual Machine
	is usually slower than native code
	is executed by a Java Virtual Machine
	must be readable by humans
	runs on a Java platform
	should follow consistent guidelines that make the program easy to read
	to run you type java and the class file name on the command line
	to run you may need platform-specific instructions