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 | | A reserved word is a word which, in some computer ((computer science) a language designed for programming computers) programming language, cannot be used as an (A symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it) identifier because it is already used for some grammatical purpose. |
 | | Such a word is a (Click link for more info and facts about keyword) keyword; it is because its use is restricted that it is also a reserved word. |
 | | By "reserving" the terms, they can be implemented in future versions of Java without "breaking" older Java (Program instructions written as an ASCII text file; must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution) source code. |
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