Spring

Definitions

1. A comprehensive Java application framework providing dependency injection, web MVC, data access, security, and microservice support, with Spring Boot enabling convention-over-configuration rapid setup.

   In plain English: The most popular Java framework for building web apps and APIs, known for doing a lot of heavy lifting so you write less boilerplate.

   Example: "Spring Boot auto-configured the DataSource, JPA, and embedded Tomcat with a single annotation."

Related Terms

• Annotation
• Collections
• Convention over Configuration
• Database
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