"POJO" meaning in English

See POJO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊ.d͡ʒəʊ/ [UK], /ˈpoʊ.d͡ʒoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-POJO.wav Forms: POJOs [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊd͡ʒəʊ Head templates: {{en-noun}} POJO (plural POJOs)
  1. (Java programming language, object-oriented programming) Acronym of plain old Java object. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: plain old Java object

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