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keyword
subject			fact

keyword	has definition A word that has special meaning in Java
	is a kind of syntactic unit
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional

Kinds of keyword :

• abstract (9 facts) - A Java programming language keyword used in a class definition to specify that a class is not to be instantiated, but rather inherited by other classes, A keyword that means a class cannot be instantiated
• access modifier (4 kinds, 32 facts) (access specifier, visibility modifier) - A keyword that specifies how restricted the access is to a class or interface or variable or method
• boolean^3 (3 facts)
• break (3 facts)
• byte^3 (3 facts)
• case (4 facts)
• catch (3 facts)
• char^3 (3 facts)
• class^2 (3 facts) - A keyword that must be in a class declaration
• continue (3 facts)
• double^3 (3 facts)
• extends (6 facts) - A keyword that indicates a class is a subclass of another class or an interface is a subinterface of another interface
• final (5 facts)
• finally (3 facts)
• float^3 (6 facts)
• implements (5 facts) - A keyword that declares that your class implements one or more interfaces
• import (3 facts)
• int^3 (6 facts)
• interface^2 (5 facts) - A Java language keyword used to define a collection of method definitions and constant values
• long^3 (5 facts)
• native (4 facts) - A keyword that indicates that the method code is not written in Java
• new (3 facts)
• package^2 (5 facts)
• short^3 (5 facts)
• static (6 facts) - A keyword that means a variable or method belongs to the class and not to the instances
• super (7 facts) - A Java language keyword that allows a method to refer to hidden variables and overridden methods of the superclass, A keyword that refers to the superclass of an object
• synchronized (6 facts)
• this (7 facts) - A keyword that refers to the current object or is used instead of the class name as the constructor name
• throw (4 facts)
• throws (4 facts)
• transient (6 facts)
• try (3 facts)
• void (3 facts) - A keyword that indicates that a method returns no result
• volatile (4 facts)