(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.