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abstract data type              interface
access specifier              access modifier
argument              parameter
argument of an operator              operand
arithmetic expression              numeric expression
array constant              array literal
ascendant              ancestor
ascendant class              ancestor
boolean operator              logical operator
browser        procedure for handling applets:
  1. the browser finds the applet tag
  2. the browser creates an instance of the applet's class
  3. the browser sets the size of the applet based on the size specified in the applet tag
  4. the applet is connected to the browser
  5. the browser calls the init method of the applet
  6. the browser calls the start method of the applet
  7. the runtime system sends events to the applet
  8. the browser sends the stop method of the applet
  9. the browser calls the destroy method of the applet
     Web browser
case statement              switch-case statement
character              char
class definition block              class body
cloning              duplication of code
conditional operator              logical operator
conditional statement              decision making statement
constant variable              constant
control statement              control flow statement
creation operator              new operator
data member              instance variable
data type              type
datum              value
declaration statement              local variable declaration
dialog box              dialog
dot operator              .
field              member variable
final variable              constant
formal parameter              parameter
function              method
getter              get method
handle              object reference
header              method signature
hiding              method overriding
import declaration              import statement
instance         a single member of the set defined by a class    object
Java 1.2              Java 2
Java API Document Generator              javadoc
Java applet              applet
Java application              application
Java application launcher              Java interpreter
Java Archive Tool              jar
Java compiler              compiler
Just-in-time compiler              JIT compiler
late binding              dynamic binding
lightweight process              thread
literal string              string literal
local variable declaration statement              local variable declaration
long name              fully qualified name
member function              method
method overloading              method name overloading
mutator              set method
non-primitive type              reference type
object variable              instance variable
overriding              method overriding
overshadowing              method overriding
package declaration              package statement
package statementa semicolon
package com.naviseek.canasta
package packageName
 at the beginning of a filedefinitionA statement that declares the name of the package the file definesto specify the name of the package to which the compilation unit in which the package declaration is put belongs the first statement in the source file except for comments
bold = mandatory
italic = non-terminal
normal font = optional
package information about the class in the source filePackagesstatementpackage declaration
parent class              superclass
program              Java program
reference              object reference
setter              set method
shadowing              method overriding
short name              simple name
static field              class variable
static member              class member
static member variable              class variable
static method              class method
static variable              class variable
type of an object   the class that the object is an instance of        Objectssynonym 
Unicode character              char
virtual binding              dynamic binding
visibility modifier              access modifier
widget              user interface component

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