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The Connected, Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) is a specification for a Java ME configuration. The CLDC is for devices with less than 512 KB or RAM available for the Java system and an intermittent (limited) network connection. It specifies a stripped-down Java virtual machine called the KVM as well as several APIs for fundamental application services. Three packages are minimalist versions of the Java SE
java.lang
,java.io
, andjava.util
packages. A fourth package,javax.microedition.io
, implements the Generic Connection Framework, a generalized API for making network connections.- Browse Related Terms: CDC (Connected Device Configuration), CLDC (Connected, Limited Device Configuration), configuration, Foundation Profile, GCF (Generic Connection Framework), Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME), Java ME (Java Micro Edition), Java ME WTK, JDBC for CDC/FP, LCDUI (Liquid Crystal Display User Interface), MExE (Mobile Execution Environment), MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile), MIDP-NG (Next Generation MIDP specification), optional package, PDAP (Personal Digital Assistant Profile), Personal Profile, PersonalJava, profile, RMI OP (RMI Optional Package), RMI Profile, T9