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Glossary of Java Terms: "S"

A glossary of Java terms starting with the letter S.

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Scope
Scope refers to the lifetime and accessibility of a variable. How large the scope is depends on where a variable is declared.
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Source Code
Source code refers to the programming instructions used to create an application.
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Statement
If expressions are akin to clauses in the English language, then statements are like sentences.
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Static Method
Static methods are created using the static keyword.
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Strongly Typed
Java is a strongly typed programming language because every variable must be declared with a data type.
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Subclass
A subclass is a class that extends another class.
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Super
The super keyword enables a subclass to call the methods and fields of its superclass.
Superclass
A superclass is a class that has been extended by another class.