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As part of the cleanup on Java-EE tags, the question of whether all things Java Standard Edition should be synonymous with the java tag. java-se, and javase, currently are; j2se,.
So, should tags java-se/javase,/j2se be synonyms of java?
There is a lot of stuff tagged java on SO; much of it is for Android, Java EE, Java ME, etc. - platforms that are intersecting sets of functionality with Java SE.
My opinion is that java-se, javase, and j2se ought to be synonyms, but not synonyms of java.
Java is the whole collection, of which Java SE is but a part. As you say, "there is a lot of stuff tagged java on SO; much of it is for Android, Java EE, Java ME, etc. - platforms that are intersecting sets of functionality with Java SE."
Yes. I'd rather not have to "ignore tag" all of them.
java-se, javase, and j2se should be grouped together, at the very least.
They are a "subset" of java, so I'm not sure if we should make them synonymous to java in addition.
Yes, java-se, javase, and j2se, etc. should be synonyms of java.
SE is the standard platform and what most people associate with the term Java.
I thought I'd add this answer for those who argue to keep the status quo; I wasn't sure if the question upvotes votes indicate support for the question or not.
