(1) (
Enterprise
ARchive) A file that contains an entire Java EE application including its components and deployment descriptors. See
WAR.
(2) (
Export
Administration
Regulations) Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, replacing the ITAR in 1996 as the governing regulations for the export of strong commercial cryptographic products. The EAR relaxed restrictions on such exports. See
Wassenaar Arrangement and
ITAR.