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Name	Java Class File
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Identifiers	PUID: x-fmt/415
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Description	A file containing Java bytecode that can be executed on the Java virtual machine (JVM). A Java class file is usually generated by a Java compiler from a Java programming language source code file. Java is a high-level, class-based, object-oriented general-purpose programming language designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.
Orientation	Text
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Related file formats	Has priority over Alias Pix Image File
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Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	02 Feb 2007
Source description	Description was submitted by Stadtarchiv Hof (Municipal Archives of Hof, Free State of Bavaria, Germany) in v112 of PRONOM signature file.
Last updated	21 Mar 2023
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