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Difference between Access Modifiers and Access Specifiers
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palanivelrajan subramanian
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Joined: Oct 01, 2009
Posts: 11
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I got a small doubt....
What is the difference between Access Specifiers and Access Modifiers in java...
Whether both or same or not...... 
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With Regards,
S.Palanivelrajan, Software Engineer
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marc weber
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Joined: Aug 31, 2004
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The Java Language Specification (under 6.6 Access Control) calls them access modifiers. Some people might call them specifiers.
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Rahul Sudip Bose
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Joined: Jan 21, 2011
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Confused me too. You can see the link below :
http://www.coderanch.com/t/377844/java/java/AccessModifiers-Access-Specifiers
hth
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palanivelrajan subramanian
Greenhorn
Joined: Oct 01, 2009
Posts: 11
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Me too thought that both access specifiers and access modifiers are same...but some of my friends told that they are different... please clarify my doubt... 
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Campbell Ritchie
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Joined: Oct 13, 2005
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Please read the link Rahul Sudip Bose quoted again, and you see Mike Simmons points out there is a serious mistake in the last post.
There is no difference, but the correct term is "modifier". Look through the Java™ Language Specification and do ctrl-F "modifier" and you find about 8 hits; ctrl-F "specifier" finds nothing.
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palanivelrajan subramanian
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Joined: Oct 01, 2009
Posts: 11
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Thank you Ritchee.....
Here after we have to use the term Access modifier only....
So that we can avoid the confusio...
thank you all.... 
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Campbell Ritchie
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You're welcome 
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