What is the meaning of the term 'headless' in the context of Java development in Eclipse?

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Shailesh Tainwala picture Shailesh Tainwala · Apr 6, 2011 · Viewed 11.6k times · Source

What is the meaning of the term 'headless' in the context of Java development in Eclipse?

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Petar Minchev picture Petar Minchev · Apr 6, 2011

Headless means non-gui. Here is a good article.

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