JVM - Java Virtual Machine

• it’s a specification for a virtual machine which the JRE implements.
• virtual machine which translates and executes(interprets) the java byte code and execute it.
• any java command executed in CLI, creates an instance of JVM.
• JVM calls the main() method for the given java application
• Specification for Java SE 8 - https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se8/html/
• JVM - Executes the bytecode generated by the compiler, Makes java code platform-independent

JVM Architecture