WHAT IS KEYWORD IN C ?

KEYWORDS IN C

KEYWORDS(also known as 'reserved words')  are the predefined/reserved words whose meaning and function are already known to the compiler.

                                                          

                                                               Each  KEYWORD  has some specific task/functionality assocoated with it , for example "break"(to stop the process immediately and move out of a loop),int/float(datatype) etc.

keywords serves as building blocks in statements.

All keywords must be written in lowercase.

An important point to be mentioned is that a keyword cannot be used as an identifier.

There are 32 keywords available in c .having their respective functions.

Data types        Qualifiers           User-defined           Storage Classes          Loop                Others           
int                       signed                 typedef                      auto                                    for                    const
char                   unsigned            enum                        extern                                 while                volatile
float                   short                                                       register                              do                     sizeof
double              long                                                        static                           

Decision            Jump              Derived         function

if                           goto                struct              void
else                     continue         union             return
switch                 break                                      
case                                                                
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