33: Mainline

Following the method name, main, you see a parameter specification surrounded by parentheses.

                           *-- Parameter specification 
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public static void main (String argv[]) { 
 6 + 9 + 8; 
} 

Again, you can think of the parameter specification as a matter to be understood later: You learn about parameter specifications in general in Chapter 5, and about the parameter specification for main methods in Chapter 29.

For now, just accept the parameter specification as ritual that you will understand later in your learning process.