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• A programmer-defined name for a variable, method, class or interface.

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  identifier. (n.d.). Object-Oriented Programming with Java. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/identifier.

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  identifier. www.cs.kent.ac.uk. Object-Oriented Programming with Java. David J. Barnes. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/identifier (accessed: March 27, 2023).

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  "identifier." Object-Oriented Programming with Java. David J. Barnes. 27 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/identifier.

• The name of an item in a program written in the Java programming language.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  identifier. (n.d.). Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) Glossary. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/identifier.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  identifier. java.sun.com. Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) Glossary. Sun Microsystems. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/identifier (accessed: March 27, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "identifier." Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) Glossary. Sun Microsystems. 27 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/identifier.

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