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abstract class A class declared with the abstract keyword. An abstract class cannot be instantiated.

abstract method An instance method declared with the abstract keyword. An abstract method does not contain a method body and must be overridden by any nonabstract child classes.

abstract modifier Declares a class or method as abstract. An abstract class cannot be instantiated; an abstract method must be overridden in any concrete subclass.

accessor methods A JavaBeans “get” method that is used to access the value of a field.

additive operators The operators + and -; they can be evaluated on any of the primitive types except boolean.

anonymous inner class A local inner class that does not have a name. It is declared and instantiated ...

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