Why is static used in "public static void main"?

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Static is used in public static void main to allow the method to be called without creating an instance of the class.

Static methods belong to the class and not to any instance of the class.
The main method is the entry point of a Java program and needs to be called without creating an object of the class.
The static keyword allows the main method to be called directly from the class, without creating an instance of the class.
The main method signature is public static void main(String[] args), where the static keyword is used to make the method accessible without creating an object of the class.
If the main method was not static, it would require an instance of the class to be created before it could be called.

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