After compiling the source code (a .java file), the compiler generates intermediate object code called bytecode which is a .class file. Bytecode is not the same as machine code. Rather, it is a binary ...

When a Java application's source code is compiled, it is compiled into bytecode. Bytecode is an intermediary between Java source code and low-level machine code. When the java utility is invoked, a ...

Java is cross platform because a program's source code is compiled into an intermediate "bytecode" language. The bytecode is then executed by a Java Virtual Machine (Java interpreter) that was ...