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reserved word
A word in a programming language whose meaning is fixed by the rules of that language and which, in certain or all contexts, cannot be used by the programmer for any purpose other than its intended one. Examples include IF, THEN, WHILE.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Computer; Software
- Category: Software engineering
- Organization: IEEE Computer Society
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