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A reserved word (also known as a keyword) is a word that has a predefined meaning in the programming language and cannot be used as an identifier (i.e., as a name for classes, methods, variables, etc.).
Here is a list of all the reserved words in Java:
| abstract | assert | boolean | break | byte |
| case | catch | char | class | const* |
| continue | default | do | double | else |
| enum | extends | final | finally | float |
| for | goto* | if | implements | import |
| instanceof | int | interface | long | native |
| new | package | private | protected | public |
| return | short | static | strictfp | super |
| switch | synchronized | this | throw | throws |
| transient | try | void | volatile | while |
*Note: “const” and “goto” are technically reserved words in Java, but they are not used in the language and are reserved for future use.
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