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James Dennett posted:


> Because "class" is suggestive of a class type, which is
> not required, possibly.  Clarity is often enhanced by
> using the longer, more expressive form.


I tend not to put thought into the meaning of keywords.

static
adj. 

Having no motion; being at rest; quiescent. 
Fixed; stationary. 
Physics: Of or relating to bodies at rest or forces that balance each other. 
Electricity: Of, relating to, or producing stationary charges; electrostatic. 
Of, relating to, or produced by random radio noise. 

n. 
Random noise, such as crackling in a receiver or specks on a television 
screen, produced by atmospheric disturbance of the signal. 
Informal:
Back talk. 
Interference; obstruction. 
Angry or heated criticism. 

-- 

Frederick Gotham

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