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Java’s main method is composed of six terms — three reserved words, the main method name, a reference type and a variable name: On Java certification exams, it’s not unusual for the test authors to ...

In Java Futures at QCon New York ... the obvious choice being Runnable – the runTwice() method would not be accessible through the variable v because it is not a member of Runnable.