Java Glossary : attribute

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attribute: An instance or static variable, usually called a field. It is the term used in Eiffel and some other OO languages. In Meyer's definition, there is no implication of public, but some people use the term only for public variables.
feature ¤ field ¤ instance ¤ static

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