A reserved word is a word or symbol that has a special meaning, specific to or part of a particular programming language or a specific program. Reserved or restricted keywords are used to control how that program is defined. Programs are simply a set of instructions for manipulating data within the computer environment. These instructions are written in a particular programming language. There are many different programming languages. Java, C, C++, BASIC, COBOL, and Pascal are just a few of the high-level languages used by programmers. Some examples of reserved words in the Java programming language are "break," "while," "catch," and "try."

Instead of the term GOTO, Java uses the term "break." The goto term in other programming languages is a way to arbitrarily branch, i.e., a way to control flow. The term break refers to the process of breaking out of a block of...