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  Reserved word - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A reserved word is a word which, in some computer programming language, cannot be used as an identifier because it is already used for some grammatical purpose.
For instance, in SQL, a user cannot be called 'group' because the word 'group' is used to indicate that an identifier refers to a group, not a user.
Such a word is a keyword; it is because its use is restricted that it is also a reserved word.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Reserved_word   (158 words)

  
 Reserved word -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/re/reserved_word.htm   (225 words)

  
 Reserved words   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Reserved words (also called keywords) are words with special meaning to a programming language.
A reserved word should not be used as a JavaScript variable, function, method, or object name.
Some of these reserved words have special meaning to JavaScript, some are reserved for future use, and others should not be used in order to make your code compatible with Java.
iml.umkc.edu /PACE_Online/JS/Lessons/keywords.htm   (83 words)

  
 Reserved Words: MS Access and SQL Server - "We Make Technology Work!"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The words in the list that are not in all uppercase letters are also reserved by other applications.
Reserved keywords are part of the grammar of the Transact-SQL language used by SQL Server to parse and understand Transact-SQL statements and batches.
Databases upgraded from earlier versions of Microsoft® SQL Server™ may contain identifiers made of words that were not reserved in the earlier version, but are reserved words for SQL Server version 7.0.
www.bairdgroup.com /reservedwords.cfm   (1383 words)

  
 List of reserved words in Access 2000
This article lists words and symbols that you should not use in field, object, and variable names because they are "reserved words." Reserved words have a specific meaning to Microsoft Access or to the Microsoft Jet database engine.
Because it is not practical to provide a list of all reserved words, such as built-in function names or Microsoft Access user-defined names, please check your product documentation for additional reserved words.
Note that if you set a reference to a type library, an object library, or an ActiveX control, that library's reserved words are also reserved words in your database.
support.microsoft.com /kb/209187/EN-US   (303 words)

  
 SQL*Loader Reserved Words   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It also explains how to avoid problems that can arise from using reserved words as names for tables and columns, which normally should not be named using reserved words.
Generally you should avoid naming your tables and columns using terms that are reserved by any of the languages or utilities you are likely to use at your installation.
Consult the Oracle8 Server SQL Reference for a list of words that are reserved by SQL.
www-rohan.sdsu.edu /doc/oracle/server803/A54652_01/migsql10.htm   (167 words)

  
 Oracle Reserved Words
The words I use are everyday words and yet are not the same!
Words followed by an asterisk (*) are also ANSI reserved words.
In addition to the following reserved words, Oracle uses system- generated names beginning with "SYS_" for implicitly generated schema objects and subobjects.
www.cs.umbc.edu /help/oracle8/server.815/a67779/ap_keywd.htm   (72 words)

  
 Reference Manual Volumes 1 - 4 (Online Only)
Keywords, also known as reserved words, are words that have special meanings.
The words in Table 5-1 are reserved by Adaptive Server as keywords (part of SQL command syntax).
The words in Table 5-2 are SQL92 keywords that are not reserved words in Transact-SQL.
manuals.sybase.com /onlinebooks/group-as/asg1250e/refman/@Generic__BookTextView/26603   (508 words)

  
 PostgreSQL: Documentation: Manuals: PostgreSQL 7.3: SQL Key Words
Some key words that are otherwise non-reserved cannot be used as function or data type names and are marked accordingly.
Some reserved key words are allowable as names for functions; this is also shown in the table.
It is important to understand before studying Table B-1 that the fact that a key word is not reserved in PostgreSQL does not mean that the feature related to the word is not implemented.
www.postgresql.org /docs/7.3/static/sql-keywords-appendix.html   (410 words)

  
 Reserved Words
Reserved words are words that have inherent meaning in MEL.
These words can specify a variable type, control logic, or represent a value.
Other than with reserved keywords, you can assign values to global variables.
www.scriptspot.com /bobo/mel2mxs/reserved_words.htm   (227 words)

  
 Oracle Reserved Words, Keywords and Namespaces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Oracle reserved words have a special meaning to Oracle and so cannot be redefined.
Keywords also have a special meaning to Oracle but are not reserved words and so can be redefined.
However, some might eventually become reserved words, so care should be taken when using them as variable or function names in an application.
www.nvc.cs.vt.edu /pkgdocs/Oracle/server.805/a58234/vol2_wor.htm   (287 words)

  
 1.3 Reserved words   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Reserved words are part of the Pascal language, and cannot be redefined.
Reserved words can be typed regardless of case, i.e.
We make a distinction between Turbo Pascal and Delphi reserved words, since with the -So switch, only the Turbo Pascal reserved words are recognised, and the Delphi ones can be redefined.
www.freepascal.org /docs-html/ref/refse3.html   (71 words)

  
 Reserved words and symbols   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Each reserved word has two forms, one that starts with an upper case letter and one that starts with a lower case letter.
For example, abbrev and Abbrev are both reserved, but ABBREV is not.
Reserved words that start with underscore are only reserved in the exact form shown.
www.cs.ecu.edu /~karl/astarte/ref/reserved.html   (102 words)

  
 AARM95 - Reserved Words   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In addition, certain reserved words are used as attribute names.
Allowing identifier to include reserved words has been a source of confusion for some users, and differs from the way they are treated in the C and Pascal language definitions.
Lower case boldface is also used for a reserved word in a
www.ada-deutschland.de /AdaTourCD2004/dokumente/AARMHTM/AA-2-9.html   (161 words)

  
 Reserved Words   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Daffodil DB reserves certain keywords as Reserved Words which cannot be used, as an identifier for a table, column, or index, or as a correlation name defined in a SELECT statement, unless you delimit them.
NOTE: Words listed here are SQL reserved words and should not be used.
Some of these keywords may not be supported in the current version, but are reserved for future versions of Daffodil DB.
www.daffodildb.com /dbhelp/Reserved_Words.htm   (88 words)

  
 Getting Started with C#   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Keywords are reserved words in the C# language.
C# keywords are reserved and cannot be used as identifiers.
Keywords are words reserved by the system and have special predefined meanings when writing C# programs.
www.informit.com /articles/article.asp?p=23211&seqNum=4   (638 words)

  
 Reserved Words: MS Access and SQL 7.0 Server - "We Make Technology Work!"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The following words are reserved for use in ODBC function calls.
An identifier that does not comply with the rules for the format of regular identifiers must always be delimited.
When reserved words are used for object names or portions of object names
www.btgi.net /reservedwords.cfm   (1384 words)

  
 Oracle Reserved Words | drupal.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
to fix the "sql reserved word" issue once and forever and for all db systems, i'd suggest to prefix drupal table and field names.
beside solving the reserved word issue, such a naming scheme has the advantage "that in multi-table queries involving complex joins, you don't have to worry about ambiguous column names, and don't have to use table aliases to prefix the columns.
Responding to the possible use of reserved words in Oracle SQL - there is no capability similar to the use of brackets in MSSQL for Oracle reserved words.
drupal.org /node/view/4907   (1019 words)

  
 Non-Reserved Words   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Daffodil DB reserves certain words as Non Reserved Words.
Non-Reserved words can be used as an identifier for a table, column, or index, or as a correlation name, which is defined in a SELECT statement.
Some of these Non-Reserved Words may not be supported in the current version, but are reserved for future versions of Daffodil DB.
www.daffodildb.com /dbhelp/Non-Reserved_Words.htm   (70 words)

  
 PDL Reserved Words
Similar to most other languages, the PDL reserved words are not valid except in the context defined for them unless they are properly escaped.
In order to use a reserved word or character in a PDL identifier, it is necessary to precede the character with a '\'.
— this word is reserved for future use.
www.redhat.com /docs/manuals/waf/rhea-dg-waf-en-6.0/s1-pdl-syntax-keywords.html   (1061 words)

  
 Comp.compilers: Re: no reserved words
Re: no reserved words cfc@world.std.com (Chris F Clark) (1998-03-12)
Re: no reserved words will@ccs.neu.edu (William D Clinger) (1998-03-15)
Re: no reserved words stephen@acm.org (Stephen P Spackman) (1998-03-18)
compilers.iecc.com /comparch/article/98-03-101   (336 words)

  
 Reserved Words   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The following words are reserved words in SQL.
These words should not be used as ordinary identifiers in forming names.
Allowances will be made in future versions of TEXIS so that the words may be used as delimited identifiers if deemed vital, by enclosing them between double quotation marks.
www.thunderstone.com /site/texisman/node155.html   (64 words)

  
 '0.94: reserved words' by Aaron Westendorf
There appears to be new reserved words in the 0.94 code, particularly 'password'.
I could list each reserved word as tokens to parse in a general Identifier() rule, but it would require extensive changes to the grammar to resolve the lookaheads.
I could list each reserved word as tokens to parse in > a general Identifier() rule, but it would require extensive changes to > the grammar to resolve the lookaheads.
www.mckoi.com /database/mail/subject.jsp?id=2832   (945 words)

  
 Reserved Words
The following keywords are reserved in Mimer SQL statements.
There is no guarantee, however, that all of these keywords will, in fact, become reserved words in a future version of Mimer SQL and it is also almost certain that additional words will be added to the list as future versions emerge.
An identifier in Mimer SQL can be protected against conflicting with potential reserved words by including a digit or an underscore in the identifier and by ensuring that it does not begin with "CURRENT_", "SESSION_", "SYSTEM_" or "TIMEZONE_".
developer.mimer.com /documentation/Mimer_SQL_Reference_Manual/App_reserved_words.html   (168 words)

  
 Reserved words   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Some programming languages permit you to use words like if, which are normally reserved as label or variable names, provided that such use does not conflict with the legal use of these names in the programming language.
The user can attempt to implement this using the mechanism described in the last subsection, but this is not trivial.
It is better that the keywords be reserved, that is, forbidden for use as variable names.
osr507doc.sco.com /en/tools/Yacc_hints_reserved.words.html   (124 words)

  
 Reserved Domain Names
In the.com,.net, and.org top-level domains (TLDs), various domain names are reserved.
These names are reserved from initial registration, but to the extent they are already registered the existing registrant may renew them.
The reservation of the above names is implemented by showing the names in the above group that are not registered to an existing registrant as sponsored under the registrar name "Reserved-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority".
res-dom.iana.org   (151 words)

  
 Reserved Words   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Reserved words are used by C++ for special purposes, such as commands.
Since C++ uses these words as part of the language, they cannot be identifier names.
Here is a partial list of reserved words.
www.mcs.drexel.edu /~mcs171/f04/Resources/ReservedWords.html   (35 words)

  
 WMLScript Reference: Reserved Words
Reserved words have a special meaning in WMLScript 1.1 programs and therefore can't be used as identifiers.
Reserved words that are scheduled to be incorporated into a future version of WMLScript are:
Reserved words that are NOT used by WMLScript are:
developer.openwave.com /htmldoc/41/wmlscript/lex_struct6.html   (74 words)

  
 Felgall Javascript - Reserved Words
The following are reserved keywords words in Javascript and may not be otherwise used.
This list includes the new keywords that are reserved for future use.
The following words are not reserved but have special meanings and therefore their use as variables or function names should also be avoided.
www.felgall.com /jsref1.htm   (49 words)

  
 WebThang Tutorials: Data Mismatch and Reserved Words
Microsoft (bless them) have a number of "reserved values" or "names" that may not be used within a database (ODBC) or table/query (ODBC,SQL).
This is quite a common error (still, ahem, experienced by yours truly a bit too often!).
When creating a table try using the tbl prefix (ie tblUsers) when creating a query (qry) and for general fields try using fld (it is here that most reserved names errors occur).
www.webthang.co.uk /Tuts/tuts_dbase/Rwords/rwords.asp   (413 words)

  
 Reserved words in Microsoft Access 97
This article lists words and symbols that should be avoided in field, object, and variable names because they are "reserved words," words that have a specific meaning to Microsoft Access or the Microsoft Jet database engine.
For existing objects with names that contain reserved words, you can avoid errors by surrounding the object name with brackets.
These words are reserved in all versions except where noted otherwise.
support.microsoft.com /default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q109/3/12.asp&NoWebContent=1   (272 words)

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