Java
Java is a general purpose programming language with a number of features that make the language well suited for internet use.  It is a simplified language that is designed to eliminate common programing errors found in other languages.  Another feature of java is that it can run on almost every computer in either a native mode or compiled specifically for a particular machine with a just in time compiler.

Java applets
Small programs written in the Java programming language that can be embedded into web pages. Applet programs run on the Internet user's computer rather than the web server's computer. Search engines can not run Java applets. Consequently, if navigation or content is embedded in a Java applet, it will be invisible to the search engines and will not get indexed. Java source code gets compiled into executable code called "bytecode."

JavaScripts
programs written in the JavaScript programming language. JavaScripts run on the Internet user's computer rather than the web server's computer. Search engines can not run JavaScripts.

Joint and Several Liability
A liability which allows the creditor to sue any one of the debtors or sue all together.

Joint Tenancy
An undivided interest in property taken by two or more joint tenants. The interests must equal, accruing under the same conveyance and beginning at the same time. Upon death of a joint tenant, the interest passes to the surviving joint tenants rather than to the heirs of the deceased.

Judgment
The decision of a court of law. Money judgments, when recorded, become a lien on real property of the defendant.

Judicial Forclosure
A type of foreclosure conducted as a civil suit in a court of law.

Jumbo Loan
A mortgage loan for an amount greater than the limits set by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Often called non-conforming loans.

Junior Mortgage
A mortgage subordinate to another mortgage.