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java | gobble |

As a proper noun java

is java (an island of indonesia in the malay archipelago).

As a verb gobble is

to make the sound of a turkey.

As a noun gobble is

the sound of a turkey.

java

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • An island of Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago.
  • (computing) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.
  • (computing, proscribed) JavaScript, when no distinction is made between it and Java.
  • * 1996' October 6, "Timothy Litwiller" (username), ''HOW TO MAKE A '''JAVA ALERT POP UP ON LOAD'', in comp.lang.javascript, ''Usenet
  • * 1996 December 10, "Cédric Bouckaert" (username), onBlur event handler with input fields'', in comp.lang.javascript, ''Usenet
    • In the input tag I include the onBlur="myfunction()" which checks if the field is filled (displays an alert if necessary and resets the focus). If I leave the first field I get an java' alert which says that field two should have a value and then a '''java''' alert which says that field one should have a value and then a ' java ... get the picture ?
  • * 1997' January 7, "Kenneth Roddy" (username), '''''Java Alert Messages When Netscape Home Page Loads'', in comp.infosystems.www.browsers.ms-windows, ''Usenet
  • * 1997' February 18, "AG" (username), ''alert...is there a way of controling font size and style when '''java alert window opens'', in comp.lang.javascript, ''Usenet
    • I created an alert window using java' script, but I found the fonts too small. Is there a way of controling font size and style when ' java alert window opens.
  • * 2003' April 8, "mpaulopes" (username), ''Passing values to a '''Java popup windows'', in macromedia.coldfusion.cfml_general_discussion, ''Usenet

    • Usage notes

    * While referring to JavaScript as Java is technically incorrect, this usage occurs often enough to merit verifying which is meant in cases where it's not clear.

    Derived terms

    * Java cat (the musang) * Java sparrow * Javanese

    Related terms

    * JavaScript

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A chicken of the Java breed which was developed in the United States.
    • ----

    gobble

    English

    Verb

    (gobbl)
  • To make the sound of a turkey.
  • * Goldsmith
    • He gobbles out a note of self-approbation.
  • To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff. Often used with up
    • He gobbled four hot dogs in three minutes.
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • supper gobbled up in haste

    Synonyms

    * (eat quickly or greedily) (l), (l), (l)

    Derived terms

    * gobbler * gobble off * gobbly

    See also

    * cluck * gobbledegook

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of a turkey.
  • (Scotland, slang, vulgar) fellatio; blowjob
  • * 2009 , Mandasue Heller, The Charmer
    • Nowadays, he was lucky if his mam's auld drinking cronies gave him a gobble .