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Java API
subject			fact

Java API	has definition A large collection of ready-made software components that provide many useful capabilities, such as graphical user interface ( GUI ) widgets
	insulates a program from hardware dependencies
	is part of the Java platform
	is a subtopic of How Java Works
	is grouped into 1 or more libraries
	is a kind of Application Programming Interface
	is a kind of collection of software components
Application Programming Interface	is abbreviated as API
	specifies how a programmer accesses the behaviour and state of classes and objects

Kinds of Java API :

• core API (11 facts) - The API included in every full implementation of the Java platform