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The static keyword is used to create class members that exist in only one copy, which belongs to the class itself. These members are shared among all instances of the class. This is different from instance (non-static) members, which are created as new copies for each new object.

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Olsson, M. (2018). Static Members. In: C++17 Quick Syntax Reference. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3600-0_17

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