Editing JAR (file format) (section)

==Related formats==
Several related file formats build on the JAR format:
* [[WAR (Sun file format)|WAR]] (Web application archive) files, also Java archives, store [[XML]] files, Java classes, [[JavaServer Pages]] and other objects for Web Applications.
* [[Resource Adapter|RAR]] (resource adapter archive) files (not to be confused with the [[RAR file format]]), also Java archives, store XML files, Java classes and other objects for [[J2EE Connector Architecture]] (JCA) applications.
* [[EAR (file format)|EAR]] (enterprise archive) files provide composite Java archives that combine XML files, Java classes and other objects including JAR, WAR and RAR Java archive files for Enterprise Applications.
* [[Service Archive|SAR]] (service archive) is similar to EAR. It provides a <code>service.xml</code> file and accompanying JAR files.
* [[APK (file format)|APK]] (Android application package), a variant of the Java archive format, is used for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] applications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/glossary.html|title=Glossary|website=developer.android.com}}</ref>
* [[AAR (file format)|AAR]] (Android archive) is used for distribution of [[Android (operating system)|Android]] libraries, typically via [[Apache Maven|Maven]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/android-library.html#aar-contents|title=Android library|website=developer.android.com}}</ref>
* PAR (plan archive) – supported by [[Virgo (software)|Eclipse Virgo]] [[OSGi]] application server, allows the deployment of multi-bundle OSGi applications as a single archive and provides isolation from other PAR-based applications deployed in the same server.
* KAR (Karaf archive) – supported by [[Apache Karaf]] OSGi application server, allows the deployment of multi-bundle, multi-feature OSGi applications.