J2SE 1.2

E937653

Java 2 Standard Edition Java platform release software version

J2SE 1.2 is a major early release of the Java 2 Standard Edition platform that introduced significant enhancements to the Java language and core libraries, helping to establish Java as a robust, enterprise-ready environment.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Java 1.2	2
J2SE 1.2 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11656598 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: J2SE 1.2
Context triple: [JDK 1.1, precedes, J2SE 1.2]

A. JDK 1.1
JDK 1.1 is an early major release of the Java Development Kit that significantly expanded the Java platform with features like inner classes, JavaBeans, reflection, and improved library support.
B. Java 1.3
Java 1.3 is an early major release of the Java platform notable for standardizing the HotSpot virtual machine and improving performance and stability for Java applications.
C. J2EE Standard Tools
J2EE Standard Tools is a component of the Eclipse Web Tools Platform that provides development support for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications.
D. JDK 1.0
JDK 1.0 was the first official release of the Java Development Kit, marking the initial public launch of the Java Platform, Standard Edition for building and running Java applications.
E. Java Platform, Standard Edition
Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) is the core Java computing platform that provides the fundamental libraries, virtual machine, and tools for developing and running general-purpose Java applications on desktops and servers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: J2SE 1.2
Target entity description: J2SE 1.2 is a major early release of the Java 2 Standard Edition platform that introduced significant enhancements to the Java language and core libraries, helping to establish Java as a robust, enterprise-ready environment.

A. JDK 1.1
JDK 1.1 is an early major release of the Java Development Kit that significantly expanded the Java platform with features like inner classes, JavaBeans, reflection, and improved library support.
B. Java 1.3
Java 1.3 is an early major release of the Java platform notable for standardizing the HotSpot virtual machine and improving performance and stability for Java applications.
C. J2EE Standard Tools
J2EE Standard Tools is a component of the Eclipse Web Tools Platform that provides development support for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications.
D. JDK 1.0
JDK 1.0 was the first official release of the Java Development Kit, marking the initial public launch of the Java Platform, Standard Edition for building and running Java applications.
E. Java Platform, Standard Edition
Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) is the core Java computing platform that provides the fundamental libraries, virtual machine, and tools for developing and running general-purpose Java applications on desktops and servers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Java 2 Standard Edition ⓘ Java platform release ⓘ software version ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Java 2 SE 1.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Java 2 Standard Edition 1.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
codename	Playground NERFINISHED ⓘ
developer	Sun Microsystems NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedBrand	Java 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedEditionBrand	Java 2 Standard Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedFeature	Accessibility API enhancements ⓘ ArrayList class NERFINISHED ⓘ CORBA integration via Java IDL ⓘ Collections Framework NERFINISHED ⓘ Collections algorithms such as sort and shuffle ⓘ Collections-based framework for data structures ⓘ HashMap class NERFINISHED ⓘ JIT compiler integration ⓘ Java 2D API NERFINISHED ⓘ Java 2D rendering pipeline NERFINISHED ⓘ Java Collections implementations ⓘ Java Collections interfaces NERFINISHED ⓘ Java IDL NERFINISHED ⓘ Java Plug-in NERFINISHED ⓘ Java Sound API NERFINISHED ⓘ LinkedList class NERFINISHED ⓘ RMI-IIOP support ⓘ Swing GUI toolkit NERFINISHED ⓘ Swing as official replacement for AWT widgets ⓘ TreeMap class ⓘ WeakHashMap class NERFINISHED ⓘ drag and drop API ⓘ java.util.Collection interface ⓘ java.util.Collections utility class ⓘ java.util.List interface ⓘ java.util.Map interface NERFINISHED ⓘ java.util.Set interface NERFINISHED ⓘ phantom references ⓘ pluggable look and feel for Swing ⓘ policy-based security model improvements ⓘ printing enhancements ⓘ reference objects in java.lang.ref ⓘ security enhancements ⓘ signed applet enhancements ⓘ soft references ⓘ strictfp keyword ⓘ weak references ⓘ
notableFor	establishing Java as an enterprise-ready platform ⓘ major expansion of core libraries ⓘ modernizing Java GUI development with Swing ⓘ
partOf	Java 2 Platform NERFINISHED ⓘ
platform	Java Platform, Standard Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor	JDK 1.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseType	major release ⓘ
successor	J2SE 1.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

JDK 1.1 → precedes → J2SE 1.2 ⓘ

Java 1.3 → predecessor → J2SE 1.2 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Java 1.2

Swing → introducedIn → J2SE 1.2 ⓘ