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Jikes RVM
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<p>Jikes Research Virtual Machine (Jikes RVM) is a mature <a href="/facts/Virtual_machine/BLevU3sx">virtual machine</a> that runs programs written for the <a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java platform</a>. Unlike most other <a href="/facts/Java_virtual_machine/l9Nzrsun">Java virtual machines</a> (JVMs), it is written in the programming language <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, in a style of implementation termed <a href="/facts/Meta-circular_evaluator/1V4CyuTQ">meta-circular</a>. It is <a href="/facts/Free_and_open_source_software/1cHtjLCB">free and open source software</a> released under an <a href="/facts/Eclipse_Public_License/jQvqgpN8">Eclipse Public License</a>. </p>