title: In Java -D what does the D stand for?
body: <p>What does the D in</p>
  <pre><code>-Dproperty=value
  </code></pre>
  <p>Set a system property value.</p>
  <p>Of the <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/tooldocs/solaris/java.html#options" rel="noreferrer">Java application launcher</a> stand for? For some reason it's been bothering me, why D?</p>