Java Runtime Environment (java)

The java executable is the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) binary that launches Java applications by running bytecode on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). It provides the runtime libraries and components required to execute Java programs and is commonly distributed as OpenJDK or Oracle JRE builds.

In this case the binary is located inside a Minecraft runtime folder, which indicates it is the JRE bundled with the Minecraft launcher to run Minecraft Java Edition. While the underlying runtime is Open...