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modular program
subject			fact

modular program	has definition A program divided into units that can be developed and maintained independently
	is a subtopic of Programming
	is a kind of Java program
Java program	can be compiled on any platform that has a Java compiler
	can be run on any implementation of the Java Virtual Machine specification
	has 0 or 1 name
	is portable because it is compiled into bytecode that can run on any computer with a Java Virtual Machine
	is usually slower than native code
	is executed by a Java Virtual Machine
	must be readable by humans
	runs on a Java platform
	should follow consistent guidelines that make the program easy to read
	to run you type java and the class file name on the command line
	to run you may need platform-specific instructions