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into

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. There is no requirement for a given Java virtual machine (JVM) to include any engines by default, but the Oracle JVM (Java 6 and later) includes a

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, based on

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version 1.6R2 before Java 8, and

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since Java 8. Scripting for the

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was developed under the

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as JSR 223. The final release of JSR 223 happened on December 11, 2006. The specification, however, was withdrawn later on December 13, 2016 after a Maintenance Review Ballot,JSR 223 Detail
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JSR 223: Scripting for the Java Platform Specification Request
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