The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a software development kit used for developing Java applications. Version 17.0.2 is one of the latest releases of JDK and is designed for the MacOS X64 operating system. The associated installation package compression file is named "jdk-17.0.2_macos-x64_bin.dmg.zip". This file is a compressed disk image (dmg) containing all the necessary files for installing JDK. Users can easily acquire and install JDK 17.0.2 on the MacOS X64 platform using this file, facilitating Java development on their systems.