Java Glossary : Flash

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Flash: Macromedia's client-side competitor to Java. I was initially designed to do rapid animations with very small downloads. Now it has been extended to handle data entry and database lookup functions. Macromedia decided to use fluffy XML as their transport protocol to the server. The dowloaded files typically have the extension *.swt.

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