Abstract Window Toolkit

<p>The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) is <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>'s original platform-dependent <a href="/facts/Windowing_system/nKYmkjP6">windowing</a>, <a href="/facts/Graphic/1V76IF8J">graphics</a>, and <a href="/facts/User-interface/e9sPEWVD">user-interface</a> <a href="/facts/Widget_toolkit/v8wM8wwy">widget toolkit</a>, preceding <a href="/facts/Swing_(Java)/xFbyDcjS">Swing</a>. The AWT is part of the <a href="/facts/Java_Foundation_Classes/9goA7QcR">Java Foundation Classes</a> (JFC) — the standard <a href="/facts/Application_programming_interface/GMlN4vUr">API</a> for providing a <a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface/wBlQFWDP">graphical user interface</a> (GUI) for a Java program. AWT is also the GUI toolkit for a number of <a href="/facts/Java_Platform%2c_Micro_Edition/wsJJf7lq">Java ME</a> profiles. For example, <a href="/facts/Connected_Device_Configuration/I8rVqr6k">Connected Device Configuration</a> profiles require Java <a href="/facts/Software_execution/1fyfGMFm">runtimes</a> on <a href="/facts/Mobile_telephone/H3EcqD9h">mobile telephones</a> to support the Abstract Window Toolkit.
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Abstract Window Toolkit