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syntactic unit > symbol > name

name
subject			fact

name	cannot be a keyword
	is made up of a sequence of Unicode characters
	is partitioned into fully qualified name, simple name
	is a kind of symbol
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional

Kinds of name :

• class name (2 kinds, 19 facts)
• fully qualified name (5 kinds, 27 facts) (long name) - A name that is unambiguous
• method name (4 kinds, 21 facts)
• name of a constructor (3 facts)
• package name (7 facts)
• primitive type name (3 facts)
• program element name (5 facts)
• simple name (2 kinds, 17 facts) (short name)
• variable name (3 kinds, 22 facts)