access specifier

== English == === Noun === access specifier (plural access specifiers) (software, object-oriented programming) A keyword applied to a variable, method, etc. that indicates which other parts of the program are permitted to access it. Java has the access specifiers private, protected, public, and the default specifier package that does not have a keyword. ==== Synonyms ==== access modifier ==== Hypernyms ==== specifier ==== Meronyms ==== private, protected, public ==== Translations ====