JDK : Java Development Kit
When someone start writing java programs, he need some tools to compile\run it. JDK provide a complete development kit which consist of different tools and libraries which supports java development.
JRE : Java Runtime Environment
JRE actually represents java virtual machine (JVM) where java programs run.
Usually, when you only wants to run any java application you need to install JRE whereas for java development purposes you would need JDK. though in some specific conditions even if you are not doing java development you may need to install JDK.
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