Java Reference
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These features combined give platform independence to provide a se-
curity model suitable for executing code downloaded across the network
at varying levels of trust. Source code compiled into Java bytecodes can
be run on any machine that has a Java virtual machine. The code can
be executed with an appropriate level of protection to prevent careless
or malicious class writers from harming the system. The level of trust
can be adjusted depending on the source of the bytecodesbytecodes on
the local disk or protected network can be trusted more than bytecodes
fetched from arbitrary machines elsewhere in the world.
