Why is Javascript called Javascript if it has nothing to do with Java?

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Why is JavaScript called JavaScript if it has nothing to do with Java?

Why is Javascript called Javascript (there is no connection between Java and Javascript), why is it not called HTMLScript or XMLScript. Any historical reason for this?

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