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Name

Names are used to denote constructs such as variables, classes, types, and members.

Related concepts:  VariableTypeClassMember

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Identifier: In computer science

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Wikipedia does not necessarily offer the best fitting definition of a concept. The exact meaning we attribute to the concept of Name is based on principled authoritative sources such as:

Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools - Section 1.6

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NoReservedWords
Every sequence of letters and digits starting with a letter or an underscore can be used as an identifier
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ObjectsMustBeNamed
A variable is needed to instantiate an object

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