JavaBean

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Etymology

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From Java +‎ bean, continuing the coffee association of the name, now often shortened to just bean.

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JavaBean (plural JavaBeans)

  1. (Java programming language) A reusable software component written in Java, allowing access to its properties using standardized getter and setter methods.
    Synonym: bean
    • 2006, Susan Sales Harkins, Bryan Chamberlain, Darren McGee, Mastering Dreamweaver MX Databases, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page 291:
      You then simply access the compiled JavaBean from all your JSP script pages.
    • 2009, Y. Daniel Liang, Introduction to Java Programming: Comprehensive Version, Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 1050:
      Every Java user interface class is a JavaBeans component.

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