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reserved words

reserved words is the plural of reserved word.

Meaning of reserved word

Noun

reserved word (plural reserved words)

  1. A string of characters that is a verb, command, or other part of a programming language, and therefore cannot be used as the name of a variable, constant, function, or procedure.

Questions about reserved words

What is reserved words the plural of?
Reserved words is the plural of reserved word.

Words near reserved words in the dictionary

  1. reserved lists
  2. reserved powers
  3. reserved track
  4. reserved tracks
  5. reserved word
  6. reserved words
  7. reservedly
  8. reservedness
  9. reservednesses
  10. reservee
  11. reservees

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