What is the Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC)?

The CLDC specification was developed within the Java Community Process[sm] (JCP[sm]) program in collaboration with over 500 partners representing the wireless handset, service provider, and point of sale terminal industries. It outlines the most basic set of libraries and virtual machine features that must be present in each implementation of a Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME[tm]) environment on resource-constrained devices.