Reserved Word Vs. Keyword
A keyword is a word that is special only in certain contexts but a reserved word is a special word that cannot be used as a user-defined name.
The "Java Language Specification" uses the term "keyword".
The ISO 9899 standard for the C programming language uses the term "keyword".
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