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JavaScript
JAVASCRIPT is very similar to JAVA, but is not a full computer language, which limits its capability. It is easier to write small programs (scripts) in Javascript than in Java. Javascripts can only effect elements of the web page, not the server or your machine. It could be used to gather information, but it could not process, sort and analyze the information.by Melissa Creech
JAVASCRIPT is a scripting language developed by Netscape to enable Web authors to design interactive sites. Although it shares many of the features and structures of the full Java language, it was developed independently. Javascript can interact with HTML source code, enabling Web authors to spice up their sites with dynamic content. JavaScript is endorsed by a number of software companies and is an open language that anyone can use without purchasing a license. It is supported by recent browsers from Netscape and Microsoft, though Internet Explorer supports only a subset, which Microsoft calls Jscript.
by John Owrey
JAVASCRIPT 
JavaScript is a scripting language for Web pages. Scripts written with JavaScript can be embedded into HTML documents. With JavaScript, you have many possibilities for enhancing your Web page with interesting elements. It makes it easy to respond to user initiated events (ex. form input). JavaScript gives a developer the ability to create really sophisticated Web pages. It is an interpreted language, which means that the computer must evaluate the program each time it is run. JavaScript is intended to provide a quicker and simpler language for enhancing Web pages and servers.
by Paulette Sallas
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Last updated: 1 August 2000